11 October 2011
Raspberry Pie
Have any of you seen the movie Waitress? I just love it to pieces. This is my I Don't Understand Turbulent Convection in Stellar Interiors Raspberry Pie.This (...)
3 June 2012
Cranberry Orange Walnut Loaf
Cranberry Orange Bread is a favorite in my family. My mom always makes many mini loaves to give away to friends. She wraps then in little cellophane bags with (...)
18 November 2012
Sweet Potato Ice Cream
Instead of complaining about another Tucson summer, I've decided to be proactive. I'm going to make new flavors of ice cream to get me through these trying (...)
19 September 2011
Strawberry Daiquiri Cupcakes
I recently made some de-licious strawberry curd. I spread it on almost everything: bananas, toast, cookies, even strawberries for some flavor to the max. Then, (...)
11 July 2011
Coconut Jujube Balls
Until this past Sunday, the only Jujubes I'd ever heard of were the ones in the glass counter at the movie theater. Apparently they are a fruit, most common in (...)
3 June 2012
Iced gingerbread snowflake cookies at u.s. botanical gardens.
This week I went to the U.S. Botanical Gardens next to the U.S. Capitol to see the annual Christmas display.This year's "Who Lives Here?" exhibit features (...)
31 May 2012
Blueberry Pie
How did you celebrate Memorial Day Weekend? My weekend was a croquet-playing, bloody-mary-drinking, poolside-reading, floppy-hat-wearing, guacamole-dipping, (...)
20 May 2012
Carrot Cake Basket Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
We're so removed from our food as a society that I actually find it to be a novelty when they sell carrots with leafy tops in the grocery store (Don't carrots (...)
20 May 2012
Jalapeño Beer Cornbread
I have returned from Mexico! Some friends and I headed south of Tucson until we hit the Pacific to get SCUBA open water certified. It was a great trip, and (...)
3 June 2012
Profiteroles with blackberry mascarpone, chocolate and pistachio
Happy New Year! Let us hope 2012 brings happiness to us all. I rung in the new year with these little fellows: flaky profiteroles filled with blackberry (...)
3 June 2012
Blackberry Limeade Bars
My friend KC emailed me the other day, saying that she had made thestrawberry lemonade bars. It always makes me happy when people make the recipes that I post. (...)
21 March 2012
Strawberry Banana Muffins
Today, in sunny Tucson, it hailed and snowed in mid-March. The apocalypse is near, my friends...So instead of biking into work early, I decided to ride out the (...)
8 October 2012
Homemade Apple Pie
Hi. It's me, Meghan. It's been a while.I'm sheepishly peering around the room, like a kid who ate the last cookie in the jar while no one was watching. I feel (...)
25 March 2012
Chocolate raspberry crêpe cake
I... I can't even... I don't know where to begin, really. I almost didn't share this with you. Chocolate, cream, crêpes, more chocolate, more cream, ganache, (...)
7 May 2012
Unicorn Rainbow Cupcakes
These rainbow cupcakes (clickHEREfor recipe or see below) with glitter unicorn cupcake toppers celebrated my friend Ingrid's birthday. Thanks for being (...)
26 August 2012
Beet Ice Cream with Orange Zest and Poppy Seeds
Eating beets has never been an attractive choice for me until now.I'll be honest: I made this ice cream for the color. That's all natural fuschia, my friends. (...)
22 May 2012
Carrot cake and red balloon
Last week, my good friend Cecilia asked me to paint a mural on her staircase wall. Ever since, I've had five legitimate paid offers to paint people's (...)
19 December 2011
Snowball Cookies
I got home to Silver Spring from Tucson Saturday night. What did I do my first day home on Sunday? Start making Christmas cookies of course. This will continue (...)
14 July 2011
Cold Corn and Roasted Red Pepper Salad
With the 4th of July just past, there is no question that summer is here to stay, and summer means corn. What would summer be without corn on the cob? Answer: (...)
11 July 2011
No-Bake Chewy Granola Bars
I have found the no-muss, no-fuss bite for you and another no-bake recipe for Kathleen. In less than half an hour, these chewy granola bars will be ready to (...)
11 November 2012
Sautéed figs with balsamic bourbon glaze and ricotta
I can't even begin to describe how amazing this is. So I won't. Just make it. Sooner rather than later.Sautéed Figs with Balsamic Bourbon Glaze and (...)
22 March 2012
Mini Key Lime Pies
For Christmas, my mom got me this adorable mini cheesecake pan. The bottoms pop out! Genius. It's been three months, but I finally took this guy for a test (...)
7 August 2011
Molasses Gingerbread Cookies
The Christmas season has come and gone, but this doesn't mean that gingerbread season is over. Oh no, it's just begun. This gingerbread recipe, the same one (...)
11 November 2012
Baked Apples with Savory Pork Stuffing
I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving. The school year is flying by. Being a first year teacher has its moments to be sure, but most of the time I'm just (...)
