Biscotti is an excellent coffee snack. These snickerdoodle biscotti bring the cinnamon-sugar flavor of a snickerdoodle cookie and combine it with the crunchy tasty log of a biscotti. Dip these in your coffee (or milk or hot chocolate) and you have the perfect mid-morning or mid-afternoon pick-me-up treat! Snickerdoodle Biscotti makes about 20 biscotti AdaptedRead more
Since no meal is complete without a little something sweet (life lessons from my Grandma!), we had Zucchini Nut (open face) Sandwich Cookies for dessert at the Women’s Retreat on Saturday. I’m a big fan of these cookies. They’re kind of like an oatmeal cookie, with cinnamon and oats. They’re chewy, nutty and delicious. ThenRead more
For dessert on Tuesday, I made Banana Cream Pie. It was my first time making (and I think eating) a cream pie. I thought it was quite tasty, although it’s a very sweet dessert. Banana Cream Pie Serves 8 Adapted from All Recipes 1 1/2 cups graham crackers, crushed 6 Tbsp butter, melted 1/2 cupRead more
I’ve had this recipe for a while. It’s from one of my favorite blogs, Joy the Baker, so I knew it was going to be good (she has that amazing recipe for Chocolate Beet Cupcakes that I love), but these were great. They were a huge hit at SCL, and so I’ve made them againRead more
I love banana bread. It’s delicious and moist and reminds me of my grandma. The problem with banana bread is that you need 3 bananas, sometimes you don’t have 3 extra ripe bananas. So when I have 2 almost-too-disgusting-to-look-at bananas I make Banana Cookies. But when you just have one, I recommend these Banana-Pecan Biscotti.Read more
In case you were under any delusions that cooking is always easy for me, these cupcakes were definitely a struggle! This was the first time I’ve filled a cupcake, and despite having the proper tool (a piping bag and piping tip), it was incredibly frustrating. My tip would get clogged, or I pressed too hardRead more
My sister made these cookies for me when I was in undergrad. Four years later, I found the recipe and finally got around to making them on Tuesday. These are delicious, light, fluffy cookies. They’re also incredibly easy to make. Don’t wait four years to try them. Mexican Wedding Cookies Makes about 30 cookies AdaptedRead more
I’ve been wanting to make coconut macaroons for ages but for some reason I never got around to it. I think in part because I was skeptical about the seeming simplicity of the recipe. Four ingredients! In a cookie?! Too easy to be super tasty. However, since it’s Passover, I decided to embrace the simplicity.Read more
Some close family friends invited us over for Easter dinner. We had a wonderful time! Lots of laughter, good conversation, and delicious food! So much to be thankful for! For this special occasion I busted out the Pioneer Woman’s Blackberry Cheesecake. Sister made this about a year ago with blueberries and it was OMG delicious. I’ve beenRead more
Tuesday’s dinner for School of Christian Living was a pretty simple affair. I put together one of my all-time favorite meals, taco salad. This is one of my stand-by meals that always tastes delicious. It was also a fun meal to put on for a group as a salad bar so everyone could pick andRead more