Mayhem in the Kitchen!

Pumpkin Muffins (Low Carb, Dairy Free, Gluten Free) + Halloween Baby Shower Printables

Over the weekend we had the pleasure of throwing a surprise Halloween themed baby shower brunch for some dear friends of ours. We mostly stuck to standard breakfast fare, but because the new mom has some pretty specific dietary restrictions, we made sure the menu featured plenty of things she could enjoy, including these muffins….

Steampunk Cupcakes

When my husband’s aunts asked me to make cupcakes for my husband’s cousin’s bridal shower, I immediately agreed to it – I’m never one to turn down an opportunity to bake, and I’m certainly not going to turn down an opportunity for extravagant cake decorating! I will admit, however, that once I found out that…

Honey Bee Cupcakes

Are these not the cutest cupcakes ever? When my sister in law said that she wanted to do a Winnie the Pooh theme for my niece’s birthday, I knew honey bees had to be a part of it, but since we were already decorating a cake, we went a little simpler with the cupcakes… Thankfully…

Winnie the Pooh Birthday Cake

Just like in years past, my sister in-law and I came together to lovingly create a birthday cake for my niece. This time around, we made this super cute Winnie the Pooh bear cake and Honey Bee Cupcakes! This cake was a little less involved than some of the cakes we’ve attempted, but I still…

Quick and Easy Tofu Coconut Curry

Omigosh you guys, the summer has FLOWN by! I feel like I blinked and suddenly my Facebook feed is nothing but tiny kids carrying giant backpacks! I haven’t been online much because we’ve taken on a huge project – painting and scraping the exterior of our house! I’m not sure what we were thinking on…

Birthday Cake Blondies

Earlier this summer, we attended a celebration of life party for my Great Uncle. He was arguably one of the coolest old dudes on the planet…well, by nerd standards, anyway. He was a former computer programmer, genealogy enthusiast, and singularity evangelist. In other words, me if I were a 78 year old man. 🙂 As…

Keto Strawberry Cheesecake (Gluten free)

These days, both my parents and my in-laws are cutting their carb intake. While I know it’s best for their health, at first this seriously bummed me out because they are some of my best taste testers! Luckily, I’ve realized that this is actually a great opportunity to continue experimenting with low carb baking. For…

Extra-Dark Chocolate Low Carb Cupcakes (Gluten Free)

When we were celebrating my nephew’s birthday this spring, I didn’t want to leave my in-laws out of the dessert fun, and surprised them with a small batch of low carb cupcakes for a rare sweet escape! These are extra dark chocolatey and I’m a dark chocolate lover, so although I am not paying attention…

Floral Buttercream Birthday Cake with Chocolate and Whiskey Tiers

Omigosh you guys, it has been a whirlwind month! Over Memorial Day weekend we headed for Des Moines to throw my husband’s grandmother a surprise birthday party (and his cousin a Bridal Shower.) No birthday is complete without cake, but everyone was worried about spoiling the surprise, so we made the cake in Minneapolis, loaded…

Oreo Peanut Butter Cup Pie

Awhile back I needed to make a dessert for an office birthday. Most of the time I have free-rein on those, but this time I had a few constraints – the birthday boy isn’t a big fan of cake, I was short on time, and I wanted something absolutely decadent. After spin through Pinterest I…

Extra Almond-y Almond Cheesecake Bars

If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you probably know that I am *obsessed* with almond flavoring (Seriously, it makes anything better! Just go ahead and double whatever the recipe calls for, I dare you!) my husband loves cheesecake, and Mayhem, well, Mayhem is an equal-opportunity food enthusiast. Put those together, and you have…

Spicy Stir-Fried Tofu with Coconut Rice

As I’ve mentioned, we’ve been picking up lots of cookbooks at thrift stores lately. One of our recent finds was Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison, and after a half-dozen recipes, it is quickly becoming one of our go-to cookbooks! This recipe was one of the first we tried, and we’ve already made it…

Peanut-Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

You know, every so often, I just have one of those days that is so cruddy that my only real hope is devouring a really good cookie. I had one of those a few weeks ago, and thankfully, my girl Martha Stewart came to my rescue. When I had my “cookies. now.” day, I first…

Disappearing Vidalia Onion Dip

Is it possible to get fired from your own blog? Because, well, I don’t have any excuses for this, so I’m just going to put it out there: we brought this dip to a neighborhood party, and it was an epic hit. So much so that the only photographic evidence I have of its existence…

Paw Patrol Birthday Cake

This cake was so much fun! Every year, I bake a cake for my nephew’s birthday. He’s turning five this year, so he’s actually having two parties – one for family, and one for his friends. Usually my sister-in-law and I will tackle baking the cake together, but since we needed to cakes, I handled…