Recipes

As a native Southern Californian, I’m almost ashamed that I hadn’t even heard of Mexican hot chocolate until a few years ago. And even more embarrassing is the

If you’re a fan of Peppermint Bark Oreos or Candy Cane Joe Joe’s, these cookies are for you. With the perfect balance of refreshing peppermint, and rich dark

So I've never been a big Christmas person. Growing up, my family always did a big, loud, over-the-top, expensive Christmas, that was more stressful than fun. So

I mentioned on twitter that I was doing cookie recipe testing, and one of my followers commented that they used to make a rosemary shortbread for Christmas

I have expat Canadian friends who introduced me to those maple sandwich cookies, before they were widely available here in The States. I love them so much, that

When I was making custom cakes, one of my most popular flavors for kid’s parties (and even a few weddings) was my cookies and cream cake. So obviously, I had to

Mint chip was always my favorite ice cream. Well, right after bubblegum…but I don’t think bubble gum would work in a cookie. I think this flavor would be super

If you’re looking for a more elegant and understated cookie, these vanilla bean shortbread are perfect. They keep their shape, and don’t spread, so you can use

I love browned butter for use in both savory and sweet recipes. It adds an amazing toasty, nutty, rich flavor to everything from sauteed asparagus, to chocolate

Masala chai (mixed spice tea) is a popular Indian beverage made by boiling black tea in milk and water with a mixture of herbs and spices. The typical spices

Who doesn’t love chocolate and coffee? I thought this would be a nice grown up flavor, but when I was testing new recipes, I sent my friend home with dozens of

I had a client once ask if they could use my lemon shortbread recipe, but alter it to make cranberry orange cookies that a client had requested. I gave her some

I live in Southern California where there is no shortage of amazing Mexican restaurants, and I love me some agua fresca, but horchata is my absolute favorite.

For my birthday one year I ordered myself an earl grey cake with lavender swiss meringue buttercream from my good friend Maria at Grace and Honey Cakes. It

Confession time! I don’t really have a big sweet tooth. I know, I know! But I love baking, experimenting, and feeding people. However, I do LOVE anything with

My kid used to be obsessed with this YouTube show called Good Mythical Morning. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, imagine 2 nerdy comedian dudes,