Every so often, you make a new dessert or meal and it instantly becomes a big hit with everyone. Well, it’s no surprise that a classic cookie is now the most requested item for the holidays. I like to incorporate classic seasonal flavors into my desserts, like pumpkin and apple but in nontraditional ways, since my family…
Pecan Pie Style Candied Walnuts
I’m sharing this quick recipe because you’ll want to make it now so it’s ready for the cookie recipe I’ll be sharing on Monday. But seriously walnuts candied to taste like the beloved pecan pie? How can you pass that up!These carmelized walnuts smelled so good cooking in sugar – nutty and decadent. What gives…
A Charming Minimalist White Thanksgiving Table
When I don’t have much time to develop a concept for a table or arrange a centerpiece, I always go with neutrals and decor pieces I can find around the house or in my garden. Some may see it as too simple, but layers of whites, gray, and flesh tones pair elegantly with any color. With touches…
Quince Jam {Marmelada da Avó}
It’s the season of quinces, for most Americans they walk right past these pear-like fruits unknowing what they are, but in Portugal where fields of trees bear these fruits it’s picking time. Here in the states, quinces can be expensive, often seen as a luxury fruit, but in Portugal where one grows apples and peaches, one…
Strawberry, Peach & Basil Balsamic Galette
Bastille Day, is the French national holiday, which celebrates the storming of the Bastille and marked the beginning of the French Revolution, signaling the end of the king’s power. Bastille Day is the French version of our Independence day, where fireworks and patriotic processions light up the oh so chic French streets. And of course it’s only…
Whole Wheat Lemon + Sage Honey Olive Oil Cake
As Spring continues to warm and brighten our days, it calls for easy, earthy and light flavors that highlight the bountiful freshness the season brings. A crunchy, yet gooey like bottom and top crust, gives a good bite to this extremely moist cake. Fluffy yet dense, and rich in velvety sweetness from honey, which balances perfectly with the earthiness from sage. Not to mention a Spring-like freshness…
Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Sometimes you want to leisurely spend your day baking, then there are others you just don’t have time to wait for ingredients to come together. These shortbread cookies are one of the simplest and quickest recipes, taking just a few short minutes to blend. Shortbread is a basic, yet classic cookie to serve at any gathering, but…
Golden Egg Hunt Tablescape & A Natural Textured Egg DIY
Easter egg hunts weren’t really a tradition in my family, but I know they can be quite fun having seen a few in college. So I wanted to recreate my own egg hunt with a playful centerpiece. I hid eggs, big and small throughout, which makes looking at the centerpiece like an egg hunt itself. “The Golden…
Irish Soda Bread Recipe for Rolls or Loaves
Sunday afternoons in mid-March, the sunny ones with a warm glow and that slight chilly breeze — those afternoons call for baking. And because it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, I thought it’d be nice to revisit a classic recipe I haven’t made since my earlier blogging days, several years ago … Soda Bread! It sounded…
Rum Pecan Pie
The ever-so decadent pecan pie is an indulgence I typically stay clear from, not only for my own sake but that of my family’s health too. But with it being the holidays, I usually make whatever they request, so I couldn’t turn them down. I’ve always had great things said about my traditional pecan pie,…
