This fancy little cake is a perfect for a special occasion and we had just the thing to celebrate – our second anniversary! We made this cake together on the day of our anniversary so I can’t take full credit for its pretty appearance! James made the cake layers and chocolate covered strawberries and I made the frosting and glaze.Read more

I’ve made these macarons 3-4 times now, but I finally got a picture to go with the recipe! I’ve only made 2 flavors of macarons, but these shells turned out a lot better than my raspberry mascarpone macs. I’ve seen a lot of pictures of different macarons and it seems like different flavored batters yield a slightly different shell. IfRead more

I’m a huge fan of potato salad and I think it makes the perfect side for anything BBQed. Yesterday we made pulled pork and I made 3 different sauces to go with it – sweet & tangy, a vinegar based sauce and a mustard based sauce. Since I already had a lot of mustard with the sauce, I wanted aRead more

Happy Harry Potter Day, everyone! I know there is a HUGE fan base for Harry Potter, so I wanted to do something special to commemorate the opening of the final Harry Potter movie. I saw these cupcakes months back and have been looking forward to trying them ever since! I haven’t been to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, soRead more

White chocolate isn’t one of my favorite things in the world, but whenever I see these cookies on a menu or dessert spread, I’m always tempted to eat one. Unfortunately (or fortunately, however you look at it) chocolate chip cookies or sugar cookies usually beat them out. I was at the grocery store last week and I was walking downRead more