The world lost a firecracker just a few days before Christmas. My Great Grandma Thelma passed away at 99 years old, but her spirit can’t be extinguished. (...)
Brown Butter Pumpkin Cake with Whipped Icing There have been a lot of big changes so far this month. A new school year. A new school, even! A different set of (...)
I’ve been so antsy to share this recipe with you! It’s one of those I-put-a-bite-in-my-mouth-and-suddenly-my-eyes-widened-to-the-size-of-Pluto dishes. One of (...)
Peach Cobbler Pastry Braid I wrote this post as part of the Plugrá Butter Brigade. Thanks, Plugrá, for sponsoring this post and for making my favorite butter! (...)
Thanks, Foodie, for sponsoring this post. It’s pie month, so I made you some Coconut Cream Pie Bars! Coconut Cream Pie Bars Occasionally someone considering (...)
The best of willow bird baking chocolate and coconut recipes
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I’ve been on a coconut kick again lately, in case you didn’t see that huge hunk o’ cake down there. Today I got a hankering to compile all the Willow Bird (...)
Lemon Curd Cream Cake I’m all about destroying cakes lately. For the first few years of being a food blogger, there was so much stress inherent in getting the (...)
The first time we saw her years ago, we were sure she was pregnant. She was just so round and lumpy. We laughed at the rhythmic harmonic motion of her belly, (...)
Yesterday was my church’s annual Fall Festival, complete with rides, games, costumes, boatloads of candy, and funnel cakes. I didn’t actually attend (I know, I (...)
I am very new to indoor cat ownership. Buckle has been with me for a little over a month now, and I’m only just now starting to “get” cats. As much as you can (...)
Hot Crab Dip in a Lemon-Garlic Baguette You guys, HOT YOGA. Remember how I told you I was trying out hot yoga? Well it’s time for an update, because it turns (...)
Super fancy chocolate cheesecake cake for christmas
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Check out 14 Stunning Holiday Desserts by Julie Ruble at Foodie.com Thanks, Foodie, for sponsoring this post. If you’re sad because you keep scrolling through (...)
Butter Pecan Cake When I was little, my favorite ice cream flavor was always cookies & cream. That is, until the early 90s, when cookie dough ice cream hit the (...)
Comfort Works is providing me with materials at no cost so that I can share my experience recovering my Ikea sofa with you! All opinions are (always) my own. (...)
High school was hard for me. I went to school in fuzzy, adorable duck pajamas every day because I couldn’t be bothered to be uncomfortable while I was being (...)
Paula Deen’s Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
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My first introduction to red velvet cake as a child was that scene in Steel Magnolias where folks are hacking into the red velvet groom’s cake shaped like an (...)
Permit me a few moments of fangirldom: Pioneer Woman is coming to Charlotte in May! Willow Bird Baking reader Jennifer M. told me about it a few days ago and (...)
No-Bake Coconut Icebox Cake Since I started my teaching career at a low-income, inner city school, I’ve been on a journey to understand my own privilege. I’m a (...)
Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with White Sauce This post was sponsored on behalf of Maison Louis Jadot Wines via One2One Network. All opinions stated are my own. This (...)
Oatmeal Cream Pie Cake The first day of school is tomorrow! By the time most of you are reading this, I’ll be up to my ears in 6th graders. Around this time of (...)
Quick Iced Maple Sheet Cake If you’re done shopping for Christmas presents we’re not friends anymore. On the other hand, if you’re like me and you’ve only (...)
Toasted Almond Cake with Mascarpone Cream and Amarena Cherries
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Don’t worry — I did go see my wonderful mom on Mother’s Day and take her a special gift. But (despite the fact that Mother’s Day is now over), I also thought (...)
Lemon Cheesecake Kuchen Bars My 9th graders complete a year-long travel project where they research and plan a trip to three European cities, embark on an (...)
Before I say anything else, I have to make sure you understand that this post contains a recipe for a Flan Tres Leches Cake. Like, Flan and Tres Leches Cake in (...)
