Chocolate chip cookies are a staple cookie, like the icon of cookies. The only problem with that is that they aren’t all created equally. I have bought chocolate chip cookies from big box stores and also small bakeries that like nothing. Was there a hint of chocolate flavor? Yeah. Did they taste like childhood memories…
A whole year!!!! I made this recipe a year ago and then I got sick, then strawberry season ended, and I just held onto it. So here, a year later, is my recipe for strawberry matcha parfaits using locally grown strawberries from Mick Farms and matcha from The Trading Post Cafe. If you read a…
I am a cinnamon roll snob. This shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone considering I refuse to eat the cinnamon rolls that come in a can and you pop them in the oven to bake them. Actually, a large part of my life, I assumed I didn’t like cinnamon rolls despite having an…
Growing up I only remember eating banana pudding for Easter or if someone had passed away. My grandma is the only person I know that makes it and let’s be for real, if I am asking that sweet lady to cook for me, banana pudding isn’t what I am asking for. After making it this…
For someone who doesn’t watch a lot of TV or movies, I seem to have a lot of stories that center around “I saw this in an anime.” Curry is no different. Several years ago when I apparently spent a lot of time binging anime, I fell in love with the idea of curry. I…
So, I thought this posted back in April, and yet I found it in my drafts. Enjoy a post that is two months late. With my birthday approaching yet again, I knew I had to go search through the archives of my photos to find these Earl Grey cupcakes with lavender frosting. These are in…
Through the chaos of finding trains and wandering city streets with names we can’t read, we wander through Minato, Japan. I have never visited a “real” city before. Sure, I’ve been to Orlando but I have been told by pretty much everyone that that is not a “real” city. Standing in Minato, I get it….
My little garden is providing an abundance of jalapeños and tomatoes this year. While majority of those jalapeños have been turned into stuffed jalapeños, these ones were destined for other endeavors. Growing up, my mom would make blender salsa using Rotel, cilantro, and lime juice. I decided to take this concept and use fresh tomatoes…
Just down the road from my house is the cutest farm run by the sweetest family you will ever meet. I have watched Mick Farms grow for the past few years and every time they expand or add something new my heart is filled with joy for them. They started with a sunflower field and…