Teacher, Baker, Gourmet Meal Maker

I recently needed a simple and quick dessert to serve to some family, and since it was going to be an afternoon (sort of a tea-time event) v...

I wish I could take credit for coming up with this recipe, but Oreo truffles are not my personal creation. I just love eating them, and they...

( Raise.com is a platform to buy and sell gift cards. Their July 4 Fun campaign is intended to hear about everyone's holiday week...

The sixth-grade team, of which I am now a part, has developed a little bit of a "let's order/make awesome lunches once a week"...

It's been a really long time since I've shared a Cupcake of the Month. There was a molten chocolate concoction I attempted in June, ...

If strawberries herald in the start of summer around here, nothing says midsummer to me like a bowl full of cherries. Sweet cherries, to b...

As the Northeast is in the grip of a 90+ degree heatwave (I think we're on day 5 of above 90 degree temps?), I decided it was a great ti...

I really need to stop buying cookbooks that involve amazing dessert recipes. Really. It's becoming an addiction. A couple months ago, ...

You know that Pinterest thing? How it sucks you in and you end up pinning directions for how to make your own soap and ten thousand recipes ...

I'd had my eye on a couple recipes for a chocolate stout cake for a while.  I wanted to make something like this for St. Patrick's D...

I had wanted to play around with a coconut and almond flavored recipe for a while, since I still had a lot of toasted coconut saved up from ...

Cupcakes and chocolate chip cookies are both wonderful things.  They become truly excellent when combined. Yes, that's a little itt...

So I got a bit behind with non-Christmas baking over the last couple weeks, but I finally found time this evening to make the final 2012 Cup...

One of my coworkers celebrated a birthday a couple weeks ago, and I tasked myself with making her birthday dessert.  It was a small challeng...

It figures that November, one of my busiest months as a teacher, would also happen to be the month of the most time consuming, labor intensi...

My mom's birthday was last week, so I whipped up the October cupcake for her! It's an orange almond cupcake, topped with a do...

There's nothing quite as delightful as a chocolate cupcake.  Except maybe a chocolate cupcake filled with marshmallow-y cream. The ...

I totally love the ice cream maker attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer.  It does amazing things. Like help me make peach ice cream. ...

*gasp* Two posts in one week!  Yes, I'm trying to catch up a bit, mostly to ensure that I share this month's featured cupcake. It...

Wow, I've kind of fallen off the wagon with posts over the last couple weeks.  I apologize to my loyal readers.  To make it up to you, l...