The Ultimate Easy but Impressive Dessert for Any Celebration We celebrated my husband’s grandma’s birthday this weekend, and I volunteered to put my baking-as-therapy energy to good use and make dessert for the family celebration. She’s not one for a big fuss about herself (or anything else), but I know she never says no to …
Simple Peppa Pig Cupcakes
As I type this post, the “Peppa Pig” theme song is going through my head on repeat. I *may* have accidentally watched three episodes in a row…by myself…after the kids were in bed. For RESEARCH. The spacing of Peppa’s eyes is tough to get right! (Because, why are both her eyes next to one another …
White Chocolate Buttercream Succulent Cupcakes
I’m kind of obsessed with succulents. I love their tiny-ness. Their colors. The endless variety. The way they look all grouped together. So when I had two dozen cupcakes to decorate for my mother-in-law’s birthday, I was inspired. My mother-in-law likes succulents as much as I do, and unlike me, she has a green thumb …
The ‘Holiday Hangover’ – No Alcohol Necessary
It’s Easter Monday and I have what can only be described as a holiday hangover. But not from alcohol – I only had one peach Bellini yesterday, tossed back in between flipping Easter egg-shaped pancakes and stirring pesto gnocchi. Hardly hangover-inducing. No, I have a hangover that only results from the pursuit of too much …