I suppose it’s to be expected, since this is the first recipe I made up and photographed since the chub was born, but I was having an awful time getting these muffins right. I could blame it on being sleep-deprived or just being rusty from my lack of baking over the past five weeks, but … Read more
I realize I haven’t given you much of a taste of German cuisine while I’ve lived here in Berlin. That is about to change. As you probably have heard me complaining about before, the winters here are rough. No, it’s not the low temperatures or crazy blizzards. Those would be quite welcome on a rainy, … Read more
I had the best grandpa. From Grandpa, I learned how to be frugal. When we would go to Sam’s Club (partly for the groceries, mostly for the free samples), he would always buy us a big pop right when we got there. He always advised us to drink it fast so we could get a … Read more
You know the feeling. 5 o’ clock is rolling on in and you still have no dinner plans. You look in the cupboard and find a box of spaghetti noodles. “Hello, old friend,” you say to yourself. You thaw a brick of ground beef in the microwave and get out the familiar can of … Read more
So… I sat down about four hours ago to write this post for you about the most moist and luscious pumpkin muffins you will ever eat in your life, but I decided to quickly check my email first. Bad idea. Lo and behold, I had an email from Snapfish saying I had a gift of … Read more
So if you have been following me on Instagram, you have seen that even though I do not possess the time/sanity to cook you new recipes to post with a 1 1/2 year old and a newborn around, I somehow found the time/sanity to create 8 new homemade photo backdrops (see here). Well maybe not … Read more
So I bet you guys were thinking I would completely forget about Thanksgiving. Well, I would would have, but my sister reminded me. “Hey, you should make those cheesy bacony mashed potatoes to post,” she said, “I think people would really like those for Thanksgiving.” So while I was photographing them, she was hovering around … Read more
Last week I was trying to decide what to make to post for you guys. “Cheesecake!” my siblings pleaded, “Please, we’ll do anything!” After days of being harassed by the ravenous horde, I finally agreed. But everyone had different ideas of what exactly this cheesecake should be. “Raspberry. Please.” “Oreo! I only like Oreo!” “Do … Read more
The other day my sister was reading a Food Network magazine and said, “Oh hey, it’s Elvis’s birthday soon. You should do something Elvisy for a post.” Well, I guess “the other day” was actually over a month ago because I just checked on Google and his birthday was actually January 8. Also, I think … Read more
This cake is outrageous in many and numerous ways. First of all, it’s the first thing I’ve posted in almost a month. I know that’s ridiculous of me, but I do have an excuse. My boyfriend was visiting all the way from Berlin and he was only going to be here for two weeks. We … Read more