Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about living and experiences and simple things. About image and how people portray themselves, announce themselves, cloak themselves. This started to come out a little bit in my last post, but I’ve been struggling to put into words what I’ve been thinking and feeling. Then I read some posts … Read more
Make the tastiest banana bread ever with those ripe bananas. It can be easily done in one bowl without a fancy mixer and is fluffy and delightful. For more than ten years, this banana bread recipe was the most requested on Simple Desserts. The daily success rate is in the thousands. Why? Primarily because it … Read more
This is such a simple recipe that I almost didn't share it here. Then I saw a post over on London Bakes, eloquently discussing how great simple can be in the midst of all the stuff and the fuss and the noise. So on point. After reading her post, I realized that my latest favorite … Read more
These cookie sandwiches came into being in steps. It all started with a search for a gluten-free cookie recipe of the chocolate chip variety. I found a recipe by Aran Goyoago and adapted it based on what I had in mind and what I had on hand. The cookies turned out wonderfully chewy and subtly … Read more
When I was in middle school, my mom would buy the cinnamon rolls that come in a can for Sunday breakfast. I loved waking up to a gooey cinnamon roll and lathering on that thick, canned, cream cheese frosting. My mom wouldn’t partake in them, I suppose because she just doesn’t have much of … Read more
This custard almost defeated me. I made it three different times before I got it just how I wanted. It was a bit of an experiment really. Every recipe I came across for anything even remotely similar involved instant coffee or espresso powder, but I wanted nothing to do with that. I actually find the … Read more
Today I am twenty-six. A quarter century of life behind me. I really feel like twenty-five taught me a lot. What I love, what I don’t. What and who really matters to me. How to embrace the good fully, completely, and honestly. How to let things go and brush things off. That I don’t have … Read more
This is not a top posts/recipes/photos/food/12 of 2012 post. Instead, I have for you the best soft molasses cookies. I made these cookies on a lazy afternoon in Texas while everyone was out. As they baked, the cookies filled the kitchen with the sweetest of smells. They were pretty much the perfect ending to my … Read more
I’m sorry this is not a peppermint recipe. So many gorgeous peppermint desserts have popped up over the past month or so–these cupcakes, these sandwich cookies, this cake–all sporting the loveliest swirls and specks of red/pink/white. So pretty and likely so delicious to all the peppermint lovers out there. But, it’s just that, well, I … Read more
So how did you kick off the first days of fall? Pulling sweaters and jeans (except those evil skinny ones) out of the back of the closet in anticipation? Instagramming pictures of the changing leaves? Skipping in joy through cool morning air? Digging up dead basil from your herb garden? (or did that last one … Read more