My golden birthday was yesterday, and what a wonderful day it was! For the first time, I took the day off for my birthday and Russ surprised me with a day trip to Napa/Sonoma and tickets to see Chicago in the evening. We visited two wineries, Domaine Carneros (pictured below) and Gloria Ferrer, which are […] Read more…
August 2013 archive
The Best Birthday Cake Recipes
Today is my 28th birthday and instead of baking myself a cake (like I did last year), I found all of the best birthday cake recipes from my favorite food blogs to share with you. Pin or bookmark this, and next time your or your loved ones’ birthday rolls around, come back for tons of […] Read more…
Blueberry Lavender Gin Fizz
As promised, here is the best thing I made with my roasted blueberry lavender syrup. If you missed the post, I took roasted blueberries and pureed them with lavender simple syrup to make a delicious syrup. While it’s great on pancakes or ice cream, I mixed it with gin for an amazing drink that you […] Read more…
Roasted Blueberry Lavender Syrup
It’s so fun to try new things with fruit while it’s at its peak and abundant during the summer season. In the past I tried grilling fruit, but this year I’ve been experimenting with roasting fruit to deepen its flavors. After trying out vanilla bean & honey roasted cherries (and making a roasted cherry milkshake – yum), I […] Read more…
Roasted Cherry Milkshakes #IceCreamWeek
Welcome to #IceCreamWeek! Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen of Juanita’s Cocina have teamed up with more than 20 of their blog friends to bring you a week full of ice cream treats, including a special ice cream giveaway! Prepare to have your taste buds tempted with some of the best ice cream […] Read more…