Toffee-Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hello, everyone! It’s been forever since I’ve had time to put a post together. I have really missed you all, and I have really missed playing in the kitchen with ingredients, creating new recipes, and writing to share with you. This year, it’s been such a long, hard winter here in Minnesota. It kind of [...]

Strawberry Mojito Tres Leches Cake

Strawberry Mojito Tres Leches Cake

I confess that I used to never like Tres Leches Cake. It used to be a dessert that eluded me. I couldn’t understand the concept of a cake sitting in a sweet, milky sauce. The majority of restaurants have Tres Leches Cake on their dessert menu. Maybe it’s just bad luck but I’ve never liked [...]

Lemon Lavender Tea Loaf

Lemon Lavender Tea Loaf

I am the world’s largest consumer of lemons—at least, that’s what Dan used to tell me. I love the sour, acidic, punchy notes of lemon peel and lemon juice, and a lot of the things I make rely on citrus, and of all the citrus fruits, lemon is definitely my favorite. I easily go through [...]