"Oh I'd never put my elbows on the table" – Mary Berry
Yum If there’s a better taste than a fresh summer peach, I don’t know what it is. Seriously. They’re so good. I love peaches, and I always have. So, I decided to dedicate this volume of my Boozy Bakes series to the most delicious summer fruit: the peach. These peach cupcakes have some seriously delicious […]
Yum Spring is in the air! The dandelion farm in my yard is flourishing, I have totally boycotted long pants, and I have once again begun to leave sunglasses in every room all over my house. Also, the supermarket and corner fruit stands are filled with one of the best parts of spring in the […]
Yum This Chorizo Stuffed Bread was really good you guys. Like. Much better than I ever expected it to be, considering it is something I thought of while in the middle of a queso-induced food coma after scarfing tacos at Condado. It has layers of cilantro, parsley, and diced fresh jalapeno mixed right into the […]
This cupcake is the second in my Boozey Bakes series, and it is one of my favorite college cocktails: the good old tequila sunrise. The sunrise element comes from two colorful ingredients: orange juice and grenadine (or that sugary cherry juice that is in the bottom of your maraschino cherry jar.). The tequila element comes from… tequila. Go figure.
Yum This weekend while working on these Bailey’s Chocolate Mudslide Cupcakes I invented something that really shouldn’t be allowed to exist: Baileys pastry cream. It is so indulgent and smooth and luscious and devastatingly caloric and utterly irresistible that I really shouldn’t be keeping it in the house. I am too weak. But more on […]
Yum My interest in this recipe for Pecan and Orange Millionaire’s Shortbread comes from my general obsession with Mary Berry and the Great British Bake Off. I have been making my way through the series for the eleventh or twelfth time, much to the bemusement of my Man-husband. We have gotten to the point that […]
These are really easy, you guys. So easy I feel a little guilty sharing them here. But please, try them. They are perfect for Valentine’s Day, and are the perfect sweet treat to help keep you warm during the polar vortex.
This pastry ring masquerades as a bread, giving you every excuse you need to both pretend that it is adequate food for a full meal, and to smear copious amounts of butter, jelly, or icing all over it.