Key lime curd packs a mega citrus PUNCH and takes only ten minutes from start to finish!I’ve considered renaming this site to “While You Were Sleeping.” It has zero to do with the flick and everything to do with the fact that 97% of the cooking that goes on for you guys happens when my…
Citrus Love
While mandarin oranges were still in season, I’d hoped to find the perfect recipe to utilize the cute little fruits. I love colorful mandarins because here where I live, they’re the only citrus fruit with a genuine pretty orange-colored peel. Zesting the yellow-green sour oranges or lemons just isn’t as visually appealing as picking up…
The beauty queen that wasn’t
Have you ever seen a celebrity without makeup? Sometimes, you’d never even recognize them if they passed by on the street. It’s magically transforming, the job that professional makeup artists can do, and most mornings I wish I could win a consultation to absorb a little of that genius. On the other hand, how many…
(Almost) Fat-free Vegan Lemon Pie
My husband LOVES lemon pies. He cannot get enough of them. To make his day cheerier and try a daring new recipe, I baked for him (and work colleagues) an almost fat-free vegan lemon pie. The original recipe comes from Susan at Fat Free Vegan, who shares this recipe, alongside another for calamondin pie. Her…
There’s a new lemon cake in town
Last week my landlord requested a birthday cake for her soon-to-be 3 year-old son. The piñata was “Cars” themed, so in keeping with this, I headed to the cake shop and found a cute plastic printout of Lightening McQueen (I’d forewarned her that my decorating skills are still a work in progress, so as not…
EZ Peasy Lemon Cookies
As a kid, my mom made these cookies quite frequently. I love how soft the centers are in comparison to the crispy crust. They’re just the right mix of sweet and tart, and wonderful to take to summer gatherings. Of all lemon cookies, these are in my top 2 recipes of all time. They just…
Great Grandma’s Soft Orange Cookies
My Great Grandma was a force to be reckoned with in the kitchen. The women in my family had the bar set high. It took plenty of patience and practice on my mother’s part to even come close to my father’s grandmother’s cooking. Soft orange cookies are one of Great-Grandma Berndt’s heirloom recipes. They’re so…
Orange Ginger Chippers
How many times have you gone to a family reunion where Auntie May pinched your cheeks and recollected upon days gone by? Well, in that spirit, I remember when chocolate chip cookies were just cookies; plain and simple hit-the-spot goodness when paired with a glass of milk. While I heart those puppies, I have a…
On Sale Now
This past weekend Husband and I decided to do sample boxes of sweet treats to sell to local businesses. This took way more effort than I’d intended, especially considering that we even made the bakery boxes ourselves from posterboard (only because after exhausting a few box resources we found nothing suitable). Here’s a sample just…
