I don’t know about you, but I love coffee cake. I love the cinnamon sugar that’s usually involved, I love the crunchy streusel; it’s just all around delicious, and this recipe doesn’t disappoint. I decided to make this because I had some leftover buttermilk that I was trying to use up, we never have buttermilk onRead more
I spent all day yesterday making Carrot Herb Rolls for SCL. I think they’re fantastic. Totally worth all the time it took! I’ll post that recipe (and the other recipes from tonight’s SCL dinner) soon, but in the meantime here’s one of my favorite snacks! I’m a big fan of pumpkin. I’ve also totally takenRead more
Today is the 70th birthday of a very dear friend. I’ve been going to church with Mary Carol my whole life! In honor of her birthday, I made two decadent chocolate cakes. Since we celebrated after church on Sunday, I made a chocolate sheet cake so there’d be lots of cake to go around. ThisRead more
In honor of Becky’s birthday a few weeks ago, I made these White Russian Cupcakes for her birthday party. I don’t think I’ve ever had a White Russian, so I don’t have the real thing to compare these too, but I thought they were pretty tasty! My only problem with these was that the buttercream lookedRead more
I’m a BIG fan of peanut butter and chocolate. This recipe is pretty simple and super delicious. The mix of salty-sweet is perfection. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes 29 cookies: About 135 calories per cookie Adapted from The Pastry Affair 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 1/4 scant cup sugar 1/2 cup loosely packedRead more
We had a celebration at my church on Sunday, recognizing one of our members joining the small (but mighty) Servant Leadership Team. When I asked Trish what kind of dessert she’d like to celebrate with, she said she liked chocolate and almonds but left the rest up to me. After looking through the many magazineRead more
My cousin’s birthday was a few weeks ago and I offered to do the catering for the party. The birthday girl just wanted apple pie, so I had free-rein to decide what kind of cupcakes to make for the other kids at the party. They were expecting about 15 kids. After consulting friends on whatRead more
A Wesley Seminary class came to Seekers for a field trip and I was asked to cater and talk about what it was like growing up in the community. I decided on a Roasted Vegetable Minestrone from the Pioneer Woman. However I didn’t want to deal with the pasta because I was afraid it’d getRead more
For week 5 of SCL, I decided to go with an Asian theme. Mostly because I wanted to do all my grocery shopping at H-Mart which seems to be significantly cheaper. I didn’t want to do a rice dish because I didn’t want to deal with taking rice cookers to church. My one regret withRead more
For week 4 of SCL, I went back to an old favorite, Pumpkin and Black Bean Soup. My sister first introduced me to this recipe while I was in undergrad, and it was a trusty stand-by for many years. I must have overdosed on it at some point because I haven’t made it in years,Read more