It’s been rather quite around here. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I am enjoying having the little one home all the time this summer. Not that I am not trying new recipes or playing around with my camera, but I am simply not bound to my usual schedule of posting at least twice…
Vanilla-Lime Cupcakes With Blackberry Buttercream Frosting
The little one “graduated” from Kindergarten last week and I made him these cupcakes to celebrate. His class actually had a double graduation. They were invited to be on the local TV show with their little caps and gowns and later that night, they had a beautiful ceremony hosted by the school as well. Little…
Lemon Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait
So, the move went well but it has left me exhausted. We are settling in at the place and I feel like I have to do everything at once. Since that is not really a good idea, I am taking it slow. So I thought it was time for another blog post. This recipe is…
Sweet Spring Desserts {Strawberry Cupcakes And Coconut Milk Ice Cream}
Now that Spring has officially arrived, I am a happy person. I am so not a winter girl. The bundling up, chapped lips, and cold feet are not for me. Honestly, I shouldn’t even complain about winter because we Texans do not experience a fraction of the difficulties folks up North have to put up…
Dirt & Worms Pudding – Kids’ Delight!
Picture this. You are at the grocery store, trying frantically to locate the items on your list, all the while trying to steer your kids’ eyes away from the candy aisle. And almost always, they are drawn to it like moths to a flame. Starburst is Boy’s favorite and also those icky gummy treats. Gummy…
Cardamom-Vanilla Cake Topped With Nutella
It seems there is a special day for anything and everything under the sun. I am not one to follow these trends, so imagine my surprise when I learned that there was an entire day dedicated to Nutella! I give Nutella my fair share of love, but nothing over the top really. I like to…
Fresh Orange Muffins
Oranges, they are such a joy to behold. It’s like sunshine packaged in a fruit. I love oranges in any form, though I am a bit partial to the easy-peel, sweet varieties. I love how Boy gets orange breath after eating sweet clementines for a snack. Or how they make my fingers smell when I…
Cranberry-Lime Cake
Every year I buy cranberries exactly once. I honestly do not know what to do with these tart berries other than make a sauce or relish at Thanksgiving. No one likes cranberries much at our house and this year’s seasonal buy remained untouched for a few days. And meanwhile, I was busy with Christmas preps….
Chocolate Cupcakes With Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
Thanksgiving is a beautiful all-American tradition that I really look forward to each year. Though the hubby would argue I actually look forward to the shopping extravaganza the day after, but truly, I love the concept of giving thanks for our everyday blessings. It is immensely important to instil this thanks-giving virtue in our kids…
Upside-Down Apple And Cranberry Cake
I love the look of a perfect upside-down cake, but I was so apprehensive of trying it on my own. Pineapple upside-down cake must be the most common and most favorite one throughout the world, but I saw a recipe for a simple apple upside-down cake in, wait for it… one of Costco’s cookbooks! The…
Boy’s Power Rangers Birthday Cake
The past couple of months have been hectic, to say the least. Boy started Kindergarten, we are trying our best to stick to a strict homework-play-sleep schedule, we celebrated our anniversary and then got to planning and celebrating our little fella turning the big f-i-v-e. Oh, how my Boy has grown over the past year!…
Eggless Vanilla And Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake
This is my first ever marble cake. That is odd, considering how my mom usually bakes marble cakes. She mixes up a basic vanilla cake with a bit of cocoa powder mixed in the batter towards the end for the chocolate swirls. That is usually the beauty of a marble cake. No two of them…
