Gingerbread Cake
It’s January and do you know what that means in the food blog world? It means that everyone’s about to go (if they haven’t already…) all hearts and chocolate and cherries and lovey on you. Prepare for...
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Things are going to be kind of quiet around here for the next few days. We’re on vacation and while I wish I could say that I’m the type of person that has a post scheduled for every day that I’m...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Brownie Bar
Before I get started on this week’s super sinful but amazingly delicious recipe, let me just say that it’s cold here. Really, really cold. I think it’s colder here than anywhere Prince Harry and his...
View ArticleHappy Weekend!
Friday is here, my most favorite day of the week! There’s a happy feeling on Fridays, isn’t there? The whole weekend is in front of us and we’ve got two fun days staring us in the face. I plan on...
View ArticlePear Bellini Recipe
Have you had a chance to peruse the winter issue of A SWEET SPOT: HOME Magazine? I certainly hope so. And if you haven’t….what’s going on here?? Get on it! I’m usually not so bossy. Okay, that’s a...
View ArticleComing Soon, to a Digital Magazine Near You
Things have been mighty quiet around these parts this week, friends. Do you want to know why that is? Because I’ve been sitting on my couch catching up on my Tivo’d programs and eating chocolate, of...
View ArticleHappy Monday
This weekend, I was photographing some different items for a food photography portfolio that I’m creating for the blog. (Need a food photographer? I’m your girl…e-mail me at carrie@asweetspothome.com)...
View ArticleHagelslag…Say What??
Yep, you heard me. I said hagelslag. Never heard of it before? If you’re American, (which my Google Analytics tells me most of you are…thank you, Melissa.) I’m not surprised. I first came across a...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting
I live in a strange household, you guys. A very strange household, indeed. Maybe I should re-phrase that…my husband and I live in a strange household. There’s a myriad of reasons why I say this, but...
View ArticleCooking with Bok Choy
Once upon a time, I loved grocery shopping. I loved to casually peruse the aisles and scour the fresh produce section for new ingredients that I’d never seen before and imagine ways to prepare it. It...
View ArticleLet’s Chat Food Photography Tips
Over the past year or so, I’ve started working with clients on some food photography projects and let me tell you, I love it. A lot. My camera and I have become the best of buds. I’ve discovered a few...
View ArticleKale Chips
I know this is going to sound crazy, but I’m sharing my second green food post in a row. I must be losing my mind. I haven’t baked in a couple weeks, and while my blood sugar levels are probably...
View ArticlePistachio Shortbread Cookies
I have a not-so-secret food issue that I’ve shared from time to time around here. It’s not me being judgy, it’s just something the weirds me out from time to time. Green food. Not like veggies…food...
View ArticleCoconut Pecan Graham Cracker Bars
I’ve been bothering my mom for the recipe for these Coconut Pecan Graham Cracker Bars for ages. Literally. Ages. This was one of my favorite treats as a child. I have memories of these treats in our...
View ArticleFrenchie: New Bistro Cooking
It’s been a while since I’ve done a book review around here. It’s not that I haven’t been reading, it’s just that I took a little break from reviewing books. I found that I’d become so consumed with...
View ArticleCoconut Macaroon Nests for Easter
Remember my post last week about the Coconut Pecan Graham Cracker Bars? Remember how I was terrified to find out that the recipe contained coconut? In case you missed it, I have no problems with...
View ArticleAward Winning Cookbooks I Need
Did you all get a chance to check out my review of Frenchie: New Bistro Cooking last week? No worries, if you didn’t. I won’t unfriend/unfollow/un-whatever you and suddenly take up cyber stalking you....
View ArticleHealthy Ranch Chip and Veggie Dip
When I was growing up, no family function was complete without a veggie tray with dip made by my aunt. This dip was simple and delicious and in all honesty, I think I ate more dip than veggies....
View ArticleChocolate Peanut Butter Banana “Ice Cream”
Ok, I tried it. You’ve seen it all over Pinterest. The recipe that people swear tastes just like ice cream, but isn’t. If I’m being honest, I’ll admit, I was skeptical. Extremely skeptical. But, it...
View ArticleKouign-Amann
I’m always looking to broaden my horizons in the kitchen, learning to make new things that will challenge me and keep things interesting. Because I’m a woman who bores easily. The challenge comes in...
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