In the fall, I made a bunch of salted caramel things (including one of my favorite cupcakes ever, these salted caramel cupcakes). One day, after posting recipes for salted caramel mochas and salted caramel pears within a week or two of each other, I tweeted something about being on a salted caramel kick and asking what else I should [...]

I keep seeing red and pink hearts everywhere – in store displays, on Pinterest, and all over the blogosphere. That can only mean one thing: it’s almost Valentine’s Day. I know that some people hate this holiday but I figure at the least it’s an excuse to eat something sweet. At it’s best, it’s a [...]

Did you watch the Superbowl yesterday? I didn’t – instead I worked on some Valentine’s Day sugar cookies. I have a sugar cookie recipe that I love, but I’m still trying to find the perfect royal icing recipe. Do you have a favorite? Please share it in the comments section! For now, we have some [...]

It’s almost Valentine’s Day and I spent last weekend baking up a storm. These cake pops, plus heart shaped sugar cookies and some special flourless cupcakes with pink frosting are all coming your way. Each time I make cake pops, I find more ways to make them more easily and quickly (I’ll have to compile [...]

I’ve been wanting to make homemade Fig Newtons for a while, ever since I discovered this fig butter at Trader Joe’s:  It tastes just like the filling of a Fig Newton! When Lipton asked “how do you enjoy your tea?” and sent me their new Green Tea Superfruit flavors to try, I thought of making [...]