Earlier this week a coworker requested cronuts for his birthday, and while I really wanted to oblige, there simply weren’t enough hours left in the day to get it done. Oh, also, my husband has been asking me to make him croissants for months, so making cronuts for someone else probably wouldn’t have gone over…
Author: Leesha
Chipotle Guacamole
OMG you guys, have you heard the amazing news?! Chipotle released their famous guacamole recipe! This is a huge day for guac lovers (which I’m pretty sure is everyone) everywhere. What a sweet Cinco de Mayo gift from our friends at Chipotle! After looking at their recipe, I can honestly say that my go-to recipe…
Scotch and Whiskey Truffles
A few weeks ago I asked one of my coworkers what he would like for a birthday treat, and he (after a particularly tough work week) insisted that the only thing that would make him happy was a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. We have a pretty laid-back office, but something felt questionable about dropping a…
Sprinkle Covered Birthday Cake
My nephew’s 4th birthday fell on Easter this year, and even though we’re throwing a party for him in a couple of weeks (Superhero themed! Cannot wait!) I decided that the kid only turns four once and shouldn’t miss out on birthday cake, regardless of how generous the Easter Bunny was. 🙂 (and gosh, was…
Pink Polka-Dotted Cake Roll with Lemon Filling
For Easter this year I decided that I would bring two cakes, one for my nephew’s birthday, and one for Easter. After considering a few bunny and carrot themed designs, I ultimately went with egg inspired designs that reminded me of elaborately decorated Easter eggs. Truth be told, I wasn’t super happy with this cake…
Breakfast Enchiladas
While trying to figure out what kind of brunch masterpiece I was going to impress everyone with, I decided that I should probably serve some real food, too. Since I was going to have my hands full with setup and baking, I went in search of a nice breakfast casserole that could be prepped ahead…
Blueberry Cheese Danish
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed a post about the fantastic pastry I made for brunch a couple of weekends back. At some point on a Friday I decided I wanted to host friends for brunch on that coming Sunday, and shortly after issuing the invitation our list grew to a…
Tropical Banana Bread
We’ve gotten much better at purchasing just the right amount of produce for the week (even when it’s Costco sized), but somehow I once again found myself with a couple of overripe bananas, and once again, my husband barred me from freezing them for later. I don’t know what he has against having an entire…
Salted Chocolate Dipped Grapefruit and Mandarin Oranges
One thing I didn’t mention about our vacation is how well we ate. Holy moly, did we eat. While in Las Vegas we hit up two of our favorite buffets – Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood, and Carnival World Buffet at Rio, (our other favorite is The Buffet at Wynn) plus we tried Le…
Big Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chocolate Chip Cookie #8)
Last week I had two office birthdays to bake for, so after going all out with Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes, I decided to go a little more low key for the second birthday and made another batch of chocolate chip cookies. Thankfully, most of the cookies I’ve been making lately have been for neighbors, so…
Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes
We had another office birthday last week, and I had a strong urge to bake cupcakes, as I hadn’t really made any since Halloween! (What is this world coming to?) I didn’t have any specific requests from the birthday girl, so I figured I’d hit Pinterest and look for inspiration. Just a few scrolls in…
Vegetarian Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
After my grandpa passed away we stopped doing a big extended family Thanksgiving, so my mum started doing a smaller scale dinner with just our nuclear family. This meant an abbreviated menu, but one of the items that made the cut was this cheesy hash brown casserole. Originally this recipe wasn’t vegetarian, but it only…
Easy Vegetarian Chili and Cornbread
Yes. Yet another chili recipe. I know. I can’t help it! These Minnesota winters make me do it! 🙂 I’ve shared a couple of other recipes with you in the past, and those ones are still awesome, but I decided that it’d be fun to try something new. I did a few searches through my…
Better Homes and Gardens Chocolate Chip Cookie (Chocolate Chip Cookie #7)
I know what you’re thinking. Doesn’t this woman ever get sick of chocolate chip cookies?? Well, no, I don’t. 🙂 But here’s the thing – my neighborhood does old-fashioned welcome baskets for our new neighbors, complete with freshly baked cookies. I’m the head of the welcoming committee, so guess who always ends up making the…
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Once again I’m here making chocolate chip cookies for the neighbors, and I knew I needed to share the joy with you guys! These cookies were the last ditch effort in a line of cookie related fiascos – first I was steered wrong by several internet recipes that could not possibly have been tested. Then,…