June 2012 archive

An Easy 4th of July Dessert

  4th of July is only a week away so it’s time to get out all your red, white, and blue things. It’s so easy to go overboard with this patriotic color combination, so I say keep it simple. I found these cute candy cups at TomKat Studio Party Shop, which has adorable party supplies (hello striped […] Read more…

Healthy Blueberry Muffins

I tried to come up with a catchy name for these muffins. “Oatmeal,” “healthy,” and “whole wheat” don’t really sound that appealing, even though they’re accurate descriptors. When I hear “oatmeal muffin,” I think of a somewhat dry muffin with a chewy texture and small chunks of oatmeal. For these blueberry muffins, you give oats […] Read more…

Blueberry Pomegranate Yogurt Pops

It’s the first official day of summer! The weather here has certainly made that clear: it’s been in the 90’s and 100’s the last several days. There are only a few things that make 100+ degree weather tolerable and popsicles are definitely one of them. To balance out my Nutella & Cool Whip popsicles from […] Read more…

Win a Signed Copy of Joy the Baker Cookbook

Joy the Baker Cookbook A few weeks ago I attended Sunset Magazine’s annual Celebration Weekend, when they open their beautiful headquarters to the public and fill it with vendors, food trucks, cooking demonstrations, and more. When I arrived, I skimmed the schedule and couldn’t believe my luck: Joy the Baker was doing a cooking demo and […] Read more…

Sour Cream Waffles

Father’s Day is coming up this weekend, and who’s to say that dad doesn’t want breakfast in bed? I think that’s more associated with Mother’s Day (at least in my mind), but everyone loves to be pampered and have a nice meal prepared for them – especially in bed! I have the perfect fluffy waffle […] Read more…

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