Blackberry Almond Rolls

Remember these delicious berries? I finally made a decision of what to do with them! I've had a hard time deciding what to bake. I think I've been a little afraid of using my berries because I was so thrilled to have them! You know how it is, when you have something you don't usually get…

Homemade Pasta Noodles

So today's recipe is not for a quick dinner, but it is SO worth the time. Trust me. Making my own pasta has been something I've wanted to do for a long time - years, really. But it always sounded so HARD. And I didn't have a pasta maker and how do you even make…

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! Don't you love that there are days to celebrate food?! I do. Pizza in February, doughnuts in June, ice cream (my favorite!) in July . . . and chocolate chip cookies in August. Woo hoo! So of course I made some today. Any excuse to bake, right? These cookies…

Funfetti Cupcakes

Happy August! I can't believe it's August already! Where is the summer going?! Better get as much baking in as I can before school starts back up. Today was a cupcake kind of day. Not for any particular reason - I just love cake 🙂 Actually, I'll admit, I was totally inspired by this baking challenge from…

Strawberries and Cream Cake

This cake means I'm ready for summer. You will need... Boxed vanilla cake mix (I used Pillsbury) (And I know...totally cheated my own "better from scratch" philosophy!) Ingredients as requested to make your cake mix For the frosting (which is really the star of this cake) 2 C heavy whipping cream 2/3 C powdered sugar,…

Crescent Rolls

Saturday night, I made homemade rolls, and it was the best idea I've had in a long time. It was weird, but as I was rolling out my freshly-risen dough, I was blissfully happy. I thought, "I could do this everyday. I could totally be one of those bakery people who wakes up at 4 am to…

Brunch Quiche

I was reading this book yesterday and the main character has quiche with her grandma and then I couldn't get it out of my head. I had to have quiche! Now, I had never made quiche, but Sally's Baking Addiction made it look easy enough...and it was! What's great about quiche, too, is that it is TOTALLY…