Has eight months gone by already? Eight months since I packed up my things in Lima, Peru and moved myself back to the states. It was heartbreaking to leave Peru and my life here has been anything but settled. Just last night I was walking through the grocery store (yes, my life is that boring [...]

Not long after I arrived, I had this surge of “I need to bake!!” and left alone to my own devices, I get a little crazy in the kitchen. It seems I can at times go day after day without much cooking or baking, but if it builds up like that, it really becomes almost [...]

Sometimes the frosting is more important than what is underneath. In this case, I was delighted to have this delicious frosting be so colorful and so perfect for several delicious recipes in the last couple of weeks. Find some fresh blackberries and bake a cake…you’ll know just what to do next!

Blackberry Buttercream Frosting
Southern Living, [...]

Things have not yet fallen into routine for me here. I realized this as the bread was to be baked this month through a longer process than normal. I guess the idea of commitment was something foreign to me in these past days. When you are not exactly sure what each day will hold, it [...]

Valentines is over. I hope you enjoyed all of the chocolate treats and delicious cakes that the special day brought your way. If you thought yesterday was full of tasty things, think again…today it just gets better! Birthdays give you a great excuse to make just one more thing, and that is exactly what I [...]

There is almost no time between now and Valentines Day and maybe you are still at a loss for what to bake for your loved ones?

After the dimple cake seemed to fail with the plums, I knew I wanted to try it again with a smaller fruit. Raspberries seemed like a wonderful addition and where [...]