Ok, ok, ok…. Settle, I know you are just as excited about this one as I am! Seriously though, cheesecake, pumpkin, latte, NO BAKE! … I mean really how could you not love this I am such a fan of layered desserts and especially fond of the ones layered in mason jars. Mason jars areView Post
Mulled Apple Butter and Orange Custard Tart with Poached Apple Slices
Nothing beats a hot drink on a cold evening. Wrapping your 2 hands around a hot mug as you sit curled up on the corner of the couch wrapped in a blanket, sipping away, watching your favorite show! The small comforts in life are what make each day bearable. Having those moments of downtime whenView Post
Mulled Apple Butter
Apple butter is a delicious spread for your favorite bread, but kick it up a notch with these fall spices and you will find yourself licking the bowl!
Orange Scented Pastry Cream
Orange Zest Pastry Cream
Pastry cream is more commonly known as custard, a mixture of milk and egg yolks typically cooked to thicken. Using a good quality vanilla bean definitely elevates a good pastry cream to the next level and gives you a beautifully aromatic custard with rich vanilla flavor, and those specs, those glorious vanilla bean seeds… swoon!
Spiced Walnut and Apple Macarons
Apple pie has always been one of my favorite pie fillings, but I mean, a pies a pie. I wanted to take the idea of an apple pie and ice cream and update it into a more modern dessert. French Macarons, are a meringue style cookie… not to be confused with Macaroons, a coconut based cookie… areView Post
Bringing all the fall feels…
Pumpkin, Apples and Spices YES PLEASE! It’s that time of year when the air gets crisp, the wind has a slight chill and the leaves start to change. Heading to the farm with the kids to see the animals, run through the corn maze and pick out our pumpkins is always a great tradition. WeView Post
Tall, Dark and Handsome…
The title really says it all. “I’m not your average height, I’m on the darker side, I’m pretty easy on the eyes and I’m looking for my perfect match!” No, this is not a dating add, I’m happily married and besides, that’s not even me… well maybe the handsome part! I love classic parings, theyView Post
Fresh Fruit Tart Using The BEST (and Only) Pastry Cream You Will EVER Need!
There are few things in this world that I would label as the BEST, but let me tell you, this is seriously the BEST pastry cream you will EVER encounter. Pastry cream is more commonly known as a custard, a mixture of milk and egg yolks typically cooked to thicken. Using a good quality vanilla bean definitelyView Post
Cherries, Cream and Chocolate… Yup… Black Forest
So many classic flavor combinations bring us to a place of memories. Take us back to some place in our youth, like sitting at gramma’s table eating homemade blueberry pie (boy did she make a mean pie) or when mom would make her melt-in-your-mouth Shortbread… I can just close my eyes and taste them now.View Post
Simple and Beautiful… Marbling
I know the title is striking, and I know you simply clicked it because you thought I was talking about myself, but I assure you I’m not! (This time anyway… I do enough of that over here!) However what I do want to share with you is a simple, yet beautiful and elegant way thatView Post
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