While I was home in Florida, my little brother, Thomas, had his thirteenth birthday. He’s officially a teenager! That absolutely blows my mind; I seriously feel like it was just yesterday that I was thirteen, but that was nine years ago! Anyways, I wanted to bake him a cake for this special day, and even

I apologize for the lack of posts recently, but I went to Florida for a few weeks to visit my family and friends :). Even though I didn’t blog while I was away, I still was busy in the kitchen! I have a few great recipes (including this one) to share with you from my

When Mikey’s mom, Amy, asked me if I wanted to make some sort of baked goods for a baby shower for one of her friends, I jumped at the opportunity. I LOVE baking (which is clearly apparent), but I love it even more when people can actually enjoy what I’ve made instead of it just

Note: I am reposting this recipe from October 14, 2009 because I just recently made these again (and took better pictures) and they are PERFECT for summer. Plus, they are absolutely divine :P! (Also, can we just look at how lame and completely UN-loquacious my posts used to be! Hah.) I have been craving lemon

I know the title alone has already sold you, but let me at least pretend to further convince you :D. This ice cream is certainly not your typical ice cream- unlike the countless ice creams I have made before, this one is not a custard, as in it contains no eggs. What it does have

It’s certainly no secret that I love brown butter, but I’m not sure that I have fully expressed my adoration for the oh-so-simple spin on something so common. There is nothing better than the nutty smell of browning butter on the stove; I love the way the aroma wafts through the house. The only thing

  For reasons I can’t even explain, I had been non-stop craving a light cake with berries and cream for the past couple of weeks. Totally random thing to crave, I know, but nonetheless it wouldn’t let up and I knew I had to act, hah. I found this recipe for a basic sponge cake

Yes, these cookies are just as good as they sound… maybe even more amazing. These are basically a chocolate chip cookie-lover’s ultimate indulgence. The nutty brown butter, the gooey chocolate chips, and the crunchy toffee walnuts (that you will have to physically restrain yourself from downing all of before they can make it into the