mum's birthday

Made a  yogurt cake with chocolate ganache topped with chocolate + fig preserve macarons for my mom's birthday. It was delicious!

happy holidays

jeni's in chicago

We're so excited that Jeni's Ice Cream finally opened a shop in Chicago {Lakeview, Chicago}. Jeni's is originally from Ohio. The first time allison and I tried the delicious ice cream was in Dublin, Ohio.

Ever since I started making homemade ice cream, I didn't want to buy ice cream anymore. However, jeni's is the exception! She uses the freshest ingredients. I made her goat cheese ice cream w/ roasted cherries.

blueberry chocolate chips

More ice cream!! I invented an ice cream for allison's birthday. allison loves blueberries.

cinnamon peach rum

I am now obsessed with making ice cream. What's so great about making ice cream is you can create your own special flavor. Since peaches are in season for the summer, I had to make a peach flavored ice cream! When deciding what else to mix with the peach, I thought of cinnamon right away {because of peach cobblers}. I also added a little rum to make the flavor more unique. I'm so happy it turned out delicious.

national root beer day!

goat cheese roasted cherries



Made homemade ice cream for the first time the other day! I kept putting if off for such a long time because I thought it would require a lot of work, but it didn't. It was simple! Now I can't go back to store bought ice cream...unless it's gelato.

I got the recipe for goat cheese with roasted red cherries from Jeni's Ice Cream. There's lots of recipes in her cookbook I want to try. Can't wait to share them with you. 



there's always room for pie

 blueberry pie

We were craving pie so we stopped by Bang Bang Pie Shop {Logan Square, Chicago}. So glad we did because blueberries are our favorite fruit. Also, the summer squash pie is delicious!

 biscuit w/ ham

summer squash pie

bastille day

 eiffel tower cookies from toni patissiere

 french onion soup

steak + frites

blueberry peach galette

What I like about summer is the fresh fruits from the farmers market. I love making desserts with them. You will be seeing more fruit desserts on the blog soon.

happy 4th of july

happy easter!

bunny cupcake topppers

blueberries & cream cupcake

happy pi day

{from left to right: hoosier mama pies, bourbon chess pie, snickers icebox pie from magnolia, passion fruit meringue pie}

cowboy cookies

Why are they called cowboy cookies? People say cowboys used to make these cookies for their travels. They were easy to make and filled with nutrients. It's a cowboy's powerbar. 

So...what's in a cowboy cookie?--the main ingredient is rolled oats. I added chocolate chips and pretzels in mine.

happy heart day!

valentine's doughnut from glazed & infused

chinese new year

{red bean chinese rice cakes}

Happy Chinese New Year! I'm excited about this year because it's the year of the snake--my {ashley} year. So to all my fellow snake friends, I hope it's a lucky year for you!

condensed milk cookies

 You only need four ingredients!
1/2 can of condensed milk + 2 cups self-rising flour + 1.5 stick butter + chocolate chips
Mix together and place in a 350-degree oven for 12mins
{makes 2 dozen}

flirty cupcakes

Flirty Cupcakes started as a cupcake truck, but now it has its own shop in University Village! You must try their pie cupcake!

goodbye 2012!

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

wishing you a happy 2013!

{new year's cupcake from magnolia}

happy Christmas!

{yule log - buche de noel}

wishing you a happy christmas!