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My dad's birthday was today and his very favorite dessert is chocolate chip cookies. So, when I was put to the task to make him a birthday cake, I thought ... why not make a chocolate chip cookie cake? No, not one of those that you pick up at the mall ... I'm talking the essence of a chocolate chip cookie baked into a birthday cake. Behold, a creation of epic dessert proportions.
I’m always looking for new and creative ways to decorate for the holidays without purchasing all-new decorations each year. This fun DIY project utilizes your favorite Christmas decor in snowy scenes under glass.
I had such a blast working on this Summer Movie Night Party for Draper James that we collaborated again on an ultimate fall tailgate! While it premiered on Draper James' blog about a month ago (check out Part I and Part II here), I just now got around to posting it on my blog ... I mean, it ISstill football season. Plenty of time to tailgate. :)
Lately I have been snacking on pretzels dipped in Nutella. Sweet and salty. A dangerous combination. One afternoon while scraping the bottle of the Nutella jar with the very last pretzel (don't you dare judge me), I had a thought ... a brilliant thought. Why not make Nutella brownies with a pretzel crust? I didn't know just how brilliant this idea was until I made them. And ate them. All.
As summer slides into fall, I find myself savoring the flavors of the sunny season. I am truly enjoying the last of the peaches, squash and corn until they come again next June. Late summer tomatoes, fresh herbs and citrus fill the final hot weeks. As the days get shorter, I am craving quick and easy meals that are not only light and fresh but feel special and celebratory as we say goodbye to summer.
Have you heard that Reese Witherspoon recently launched an amazingly adorable lifestyle brand called Draper James? It is preppy and chic and all together Southern. When I got the call from her team about hosting a party how-to, I knew instantly that I wanted to showcase a backyard movie party ... summer's ultimate treat!
Among my favorite things about being a kid were the campfires my family built on cool summer evenings. I remember how we would search the yard for the perfect sticks that we would later use to toast fluffy marshmallows. Once their snow-white skins turned golden brown and their insides gooey, we'd sandwich them together with chocolate bars between graham crackers and devour the fire-kissed confections always asking for “s’more.”
This morning we went to City Farmhouse’s Pop-Up Fair in Leiper's Fork and had a blast!
I can not get enough of The Peach Truck's peaches! They have a tent sent up across the street from our house and you can bet that E and I are there every single week grabbing a bag.
Strawberry Shortcake is the quintessential summer dessert. It's light and fresh and perfect this time of year when fresh local strawberries are available at the Farmers' Market.
I'm so thrilled to be featured in the June issue of Martha Stewart Living. Ok ... so I guess one might say "mentioned" in the June issue of Martha Stewart Living. Either way, there's my name ... in Martha.
I made a huge batch of homemade granola for the bridesmaid's brunch we recently hosted (check it out here) and had a couple of jars left over. I have been finding all kinds of ways to use it including these incredible Banana Crunch Muffins.
Last weekend I helped my mom and sister host a bridesmaids' brunch for our beautiful cousin, Julianna. I was so excited that they had decided on a brunch because I LOVE breakfast/brunch food and think it is so much easier to design a menu around brunch favorites.
These are not only the cutest Easter bunny cupcakes, but they are also the best coconut cupcakes ever. And I really mean it.
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day tomorrow, I wanted to make something green. I'm usually an all-neautral-kind-of-gal but lately I've been craving bright colors and warmer Spring days.
It's hard for me to believe that our little angel turns one month old today. In celebration, I made sugar cookies ... because every one month old loves sugar cookies ... well at least I know one mommy that does. Happy Birthday E!
The weather has been beyond frigid here in Nashville. An ice storm, snow and negative temperatures have shut down the city and locked this little family (with a newborn) in at home. There's only one thing to do ... make soup.
This past Valentine's Day we celebrated my grandmother's 93rd birthday. I wanted to make her a very special birthday cake. She usually gets a Red Velvet Cake since her birthday falls on Valentines. I personally don't love Red Velvet Cake though (and you know it's all about me! haha). All that food coloring ... is it chocolate, is it not? ... no thanks. I wanted to make something that celebrated the "red" holiday, a very special birthday and (most importantly) was knock-your-socks-off delicious.
With Valentine's Day this weekend I wanted to make something special for my love but needed it to be doable during nap time. Now that our little one has arrived—days are filled with feedings, diapers and lots of rocking. Yes, our lives have changed forever (and we are over the moon) but my passion for cooking and creating has not, so somehow I found the time to make these Oreo and Red Velvet Truffles for Jacobs as a little Valentine's treat.
The blog has been a little slow lately because I have been super distracted working on baking my best creation yet—a baby girl! Now that she's due any day, I wanted to officially sign off of the blog only for a bit while our world changes forever and God graces us with a precious little life.
