Is there a food, specifically a dessert, that reminds you of your childhood? I’ve said before that cardamom tastes like my childhood and honey walnut cookies taste like Christmas growing up, but there is a cake that reminds me specifically of dessert with my mom. And while I’ve loved whipping up cakes every month this year,…
maraschino cherries
Healthier Ambrosia Salad
I have to thank Snapchat for reminding me to bring this post to the blog this week, because it notified me OH SO WONDERFULLY a couple days ago that there is only one month until the start of summer. One. Month. ONE MONTH! How exciting is that?! Alsooooo, this recipe is coming to you a…
Cherry Almond Date Cookies
Welcome to recipe #1 of my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies! Did you just get really excited? Or perhaps overwhelmed because 12 kinds of cookies is a lot of cookies? Or maybe really worried for my health and that I’ve turned into the cookie monster overnight? GOOD. I hope all of those feelings have flooded through…
Mini Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes
Confession: I have never made a pineapple upside-down cake. I have made a cranberry upside-down cake (about 5 years ago, before blogging was “a thing” for me), but never the classic. I guess you can say I’ve still not made one, but I’m getting closer with these cute little individual pineapple upside-down cakes, so that…
Piña Colada Bars
I am not a cocktail girl. Not one bit. I am most definitely a wine or beer girl, 100%. Although I do enjoy a traditional margarita with salt on the rim, I haven’t touched a sweet, fruity drink since my bachelorette party last year. Don’t get me wrong, I had a great time celebrating with all…