When you become pregnant, you learn all sorts of vernacular you might never have been privy to otherwise. For example, did you know that when parents choose not to find out the baby’s gender via sonogram, they’ve officially joined Team Green? Yeah, me neither. But, you learn something new every day. The Brit and I …
Baking
One of the hardest things about living in New Jersey is the homesickness for Texas. I miss wide open spaces, and tacos whenever I want (not made by me!) and bluebonnets, obviously. But even more so, I miss my people. My core group of friends. My family, of course. But also, there are a few …
Do you ever look through old recipe books and find a recipe that truly surprises you? That’s this recipe. Lemon Drop Cookies aren’t a reference to the cocktail, not at all. They’re named after that old-as-the-hills hard candy from Brachs that we all know and love. When I was a kid, cough and throat drops …
When your baby cousin by ten years gets married, it’s one of those things you want to pull out all the stops for. Especially since James and I kind of feel like we were the first to give the “family approval” of the groom. Zach and Alycia are the CUTEST couple, and we were so …
This weekend I got a hankering for some muffins. Fluffy, filled with fruit and spices, and exactly the kind of breakfast to make me smile all week long. Strawberry Clementine Muffins were born. Last year, James and I went to Nashville for my cousin David’s wedding. I was dying to visit the famous Loveless Cafe, …
Buttermilk Biscuits are a delicious treat at any meal, at any time of the day. Have them with soup or sausage gravy, any way you want! When you think about it, there aren’t many recipes more southern than a good ol’ fashioned Quick Buttermilk Biscuit. The base of many a meal, from a piece of …
Let’s talk, y’all. We all love cookies, right? And hate that kids go to bed hungry all across this nation every night? Right – so now that I know we’re on the same page, I want to tell you about a fundraiser put together by American Express, pastry chef Christina Tosi (of Momofuku Milk Bar …
Today I’m posting over on Green Mountain Coffee’s blog, showing off my newest recipe for them: Golden French Toast Shortbread. I truly love that coffee, and it is phenomenal in shortbread! Green Mountain Coffee and I would love to give you a chance to try it at home, so one lucky B&B winner will get …
There’s nothing quite like a sweet breakfast with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. I knew that I wanted to make something special for James, something that called to summer and love, and to his British homeland. Lucky for me, Casey and I went sour cherry picking last summer, and I have an entire 8 pounds …
Somewhere along the way, chocolate dipped strawberries became synonymous with Valentine’s Day. I’m not sure when it happened, but they 100% equal romance. Just ask us – our groom’s cake at our wedding featured a sheet cake decorated to look like a tuxedo, surrounded by two dozen smartly dressed matching tuxedo’ed strawberries around the edge. …