Happy Friday! This weekend I’ve got baking on my mind. Every holiday season when I was growing up, my mom would bake up a storm of delicious treats. Cookies, bars, candies, popcorn–if it was sweet and indulgent, she probably made it. She gave many of the baked goods away to friends and teachers (we liked […]
Spiced Maple Whiskey Cider Cocktail
I’m not really into the pumpkin recipes that I’ve been seeing everywhere now that fall is in full swing. But I’ll take apple pie, apple crisp, or apple cider any day of the week. Apple cider is even better warm, and with whiskey or bourbon. So I whipped up this cocktail using Whippersnapper Whiskey, which […]
Baked Apple Cider Donuts Recipe
If you’re looking for something sweet and a little bit indulgent to bake this weekend, these donuts will do the trick. Technically, since they’re not fried, they’re not really donuts (should we call them fauxnuts? Probably not), but they’re circular, with a hole in the middle, so they come pretty close. I made both a […]
Thai Iced Tea Popsicles Recipe
These Thai iced tea popsicles are a frozen version of a delicious drink.
Mojito Popsicles Recipe
Refreshing mojito popsicles are a perfect summer treat.
Berry Lime Yogurt Pops
Today it was officially 102°F in Portland, which is the hottest it’s been here in three years. There is no better excuse for making (and eating) frozen treats than weather this hot. Riding around on the hot asphalt, I checked my scooter dashboard and saw this: That’s 105°F, in case you can’t make it out. […]
Lemon Vodka Raspberry Cream Pop
In a recent post about things I want to do this summer, I mentioned making popsicles and other frozen desserts. So far I’ve tried a couple of recipes, and this one is by far the winner. These are creamy and lemony and, with the hint of vodka, they feel like a grown-up version of a […]
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
My baby sister’s birthday was last week, so my brother cooked her dinner and I baked her a cake. As she requested, I made her a black-bottom cake, and then went in search of a suitable ice cream flavor to go with it. I really only crave ice cream when it’s pretty hot outside, but […]
Sweets
Photo by Karla Z. We won’t have any of the official wedding photos for awhile, but I thought I’d share some of the ones taken by family and friends. I figured I’d start with the sweet stuff. As I’ve mentioned a few times, my sister Andrea made our cake. She spent several days in the […]