Homemade Sprinkles with Royal Icing
Where have you been all my life? Of course, I’m talking about these Homemade Sprinkles with Royal Icing. Last Halloween, I found myself with a lot of royal icing leftover. Serendipitously, my buddy Jackalope Bakes told me you can make sprinkles with royal icing the same day. Basically, all you have to do it pipe them out, let them dry & they’re ready to use. No way it’s that simple, right? IT’S SIMPLE AS CAN BE Make a batch of royal icing, bring on the piping bag & go to town. Let’s dig in! You’ll want to get your royal icing to a soft peak. That means it moves around…
Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing
This Homemade Caesar Salad Dressing is a gem. One night, we made it on a whim & it’s turned into a staple in our home. Yes, I fully understand that a legit Caesar Salad contains a raw egg, garlic, anchovies & parmesan cheese. Well, we are busy people & busy people run out of eggs! This salad starts easy enough & you really only need 4 ingredients. Now, some of you may not love the mayo. Let it be known, mayo is eggs & oil. Yes, it’s a huge shortcut, but it works for us. Try it just once. I bet you will love it. We always use Hellmann’s aka…
Berry Pavlova Recipe
This Berry Pavlova Recipe is a Summer Staple Back in the day, I was terrified of meringues. They seem so finicky, right? Well, I’m here to let you know that this Berry Pavlova Recipe is adapted from the GBBO Queen, Mary Berry! To clarify, it means this recipe is simple, precise & easy to follow. Best yet, it tastes delicious. A Few Tips To Ensure The Meringue for Your Berry Pavlova Recipe is Perfect First, you have to start with a clean bowl. Even if it’s clean, clean it again, Any oils or soap residue will mess up your egg whites. Next, you have to use real eggs. This may…
Watermelon Vodka Cooler
Watermelon Vodka Cooler Summertime cocktails are all about beating the heat and relaxing. What fruit says summer more than watermelon? This Watermelon Vodka Cooler is one of our favorite ways to cool off, and it is as delicious as it is pretty! Invite some friends over and sip this tasty, blended beverage. Watermelon Vodka Cooler Recipe Pick out a great watermelon – make sure it feels heavier than it looks and has a large, butter yellow spot where it was resting and ripening. Cube the watermelon and throw 3 cups in the blender along with the juice of one lime. Because you are straining the seeds and pulp after you…
Buttermilk Doughnut Holes
Buttermilk Doughnut Holes If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that my love for doughnuts will endure. There is just nothing better in the world to me than a fried piece of dough with glaze. It screams weekend, special occasions, slumber parties & good cheer. Like, Have you ever eaten a doughnut & still been in a piss poor mood? Yeast or Cake? I sure do love a good yeast doughnut. You know, those are the kind that you knead the dough, let them rise & fry them up. Yeast doughnuts are fluffy & scrumptious. As a kid, I was a purist. I did not do cake doughnuts.…
Hurricane Rum Cake Recipe
Hurricane Rum Cake Recipe This boozy, fruity, celebratory cake is a labor of love, but totally worth your effort. Take it step by step, and in no time you will be in Hurricane Rum Cake heaven. Mardi Gras Every year, Sarah and I make something new for Fat Tuesday; King Cake, King Cake Bread Pudding, King Cake Cinnamon Rolls…you get the picture. After exhausting King Cake ideas, I thought I would try something a little different. When I think of Mardi Gras, I think of King Cakes, Beads and Hurricanes. Hurricanes are made with Rum, Passion Fruit, Orange and Grenadine, and they are quintencential Bourbon Street cocktails. A couple of…
Easy Cheddar Cheese Biscuits
Easy Cheddar Cheese Biscuits I’ve been known to eat my weight in carbohydrates. Bread, rolls, sweets, this is my love language. So, when I tell you that I’m in love with these rolls, it really means something. This is not a post to sell you on making these biscuits. I don’t need to do that. If warm, savory, cheesy goodness is not your thing, then this is not for you. If you’re really into eating baskets upon baskets of Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits, then consider this a safe place. Did you say Cheddar Bay Biscuits? No, I didn’t but these are pretty damn close. If you want to make…
Beer Cheese Soup
Beer Cheese Soup I. LOVE. CHEESE. Actually, my whole family loves cheese. We have a huge area of our refrigerator devoted to the stuff. I’m like Bubba Gump except with cheese. Cheese bread, cheese pizza, cheese dip, cheese sticks, you get it, right? Enter Beer Cheese Soup Nothing screams comfort like pulling out my big Le Creuset Dutch Oven & making some soup. We have a TON of cheese in our garage fridge & I just found out how well my food processor grates cheese. Like, how did I not know this is a thing? It’s a total thing & my life is changed. So, with 2 pounds of freshly grated cheese,…
Snow Bunny Cocktail
Snow Bunny Cocktail One of the benefits of living in Northern California is the proximity to Tahoe; at least I hear that is a benefit. Somehow I haven’t made my way up there yet. This winter, two of our friends made the 3 hour trek to spend a romantic weekend, and came back raving about a delicious cocktail they had. We had to recreate it at home. The Snow Bunny Cocktail is a heavenly rum and coconut hot chocolate. A few simple ingredients and you have the perfect drink to cuddle up in front of the fire. This beverage does not disappoint. Snow Bunny Cocktail Hot Chocolate The Snow Bunny…
Soyrizo Breakfast Tacos
Breakfast Taco Love There are a lot of things I miss about Texas – friends, family, HEB, and BREAKFAST TACOS. I will never understand why breakfast tacos are not a worldwide phenomenon, or at least available in California! Alas, California is burrito obsessed, so when I need my breakfast taco fix, I have to make them at home. Not as convenient as picking one up from the trailer on the corner, but still delicious. Soyrizo Breakfast Tacos are one of my go to quick meals. Soyrizo Chorizo is one of my very favorite breakfast taco ingredients. Not only is it delicious, but it cooks quickly and is perfect with eggs. …
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