for the love of creating
hi, my name is jess and i am a chocoholic. (hi, jess) i’ll take chocolate pretty much anyway that i can get it. i made up a batch of these cupcakes for a superbowl party this weekend. with all of the junkfood available for consumption, …
welcome to thanksgiving dinner, 2010! we’re going to start with dessert first… caramel macchiato cheesecake is just like my favorite starbucks drink, but better because it is in cheesecake form! this cheesecake is best served chilled. you might want to make two, because there won’t …
ahhhh the tastes of fall. i keep finding things that i miss from michigan. an awesome selection of apples is one of them. apple lane orchard was just down the road from our house and i loved going each fall to get their amazing cider …
it’s no secret that i have a sweet tooth. one of my favorite restaurants is the cheesecake factory, and i do not love them for their food, but for their cheesecake. redonkulously overpriced, but amazingly perfect in every way cheesecake. my absolute favorite is adam’s peanut …
photo on left, courtesy of edward john photography. photo on the right, courtesy of tom. one week ago today i celebrated one awesome year of marriage with my amazing husband. this year has been quite a ride for us and i’m looking forward to many, …
being a good deer hunter’s widow, i want to make sure that my hubby gets a good breakfast when he goes out hunting for the day. being like any sane person, i don’t want to get up at 3 a.m. to make my hubby breakfast. …
i have a dear sister who is part pirate, part mexican and 100% awesome. it’s her birthday this wednesday and i got the honor of making her a birthday dessert. her first requirement was that she wanted cupcakes. (little did she know that her …
a few years ago i asked tom what kind of birthday cake he wanted. he said he wanted something with chocolate pudding filling. this cake is dense and fudgey, it also has ripples of chocolatey pudding goodness throughout. it got tom’s vote and we’ve had …
so this guy named paul often comes over to our apartment and more times than not, raids the mountain dew in the fridge. it was paul’s birthday last week and to celebrate, i made up a batch of mountain dew cupcakes. i thought it was …
rice krispie treats are very simple. just follow the directions on the box of rice krispies and for the love of all that is sweet and ooey gooey: do NOT, under any circumstances microwave your ingredients. always melt them low and slow on your stovetop. …