holiday favorite

CPA: Certified Pastry Aficionado

potato skin bites on a plate topped with bacon green onions and sour cream, shot from overhead

Potato Skin Bites

appetizer· Popular Recipes· Tailgating Recipes

Potato Skin Bites – Potatoes skins just got a whole lot easier to make! Russet potatoes are slices into coins, baked, and then topped with cheese, bacon, and sour cream.  Football season is among us, people! It’s time to gather all your friends together, watch some football, and pig out on yummy snacks. If you’re an avid reader of this…
Read More

Guava Cream Cheese Pastry Braid cut into slices on parchment paper with a spoon of guava jelly on it, shot from a side angle

Guava Cream Cheese Pastry Braid

breakfast· dessert· Easter· pastries

Guava Cream Cheese Pastry Braid – Puff pastry dough is filled with whipped cream cheese and guava jelly and then braided to give this traditional Latin pastry an upgrade.  Guava was always present in our home growing up. I loved spreading it on toast with a little butter, just as my dad did in the mornings. But it wasn’t until…
Read More

a plate with stacked strawberry white chocolate eclairs, shot from the front

Strawberry White Chocolate Eclairs

dessert· Holiday Favorites· Valentine's Day

Strawberry White Chocolate Eclairs – Homemade pate a choux is piped into strips, baked, and then stuffed with homemade strawberry pastry cream. They’re finished with a dip into white chocolate and a sprinkle of strawberry dust.  Pâte á choux is a classic French pastry dough that sounds more complicated than it is. It’s just a mixture of water, butter, flour, and…
Read More

Danish butter cookies stacked on a wire rack, shot from overhead

Danish Butter Cookies

Cookies· dessert

Danish Butter Cookies – Simple shortbread cookies made with just butter, flour, sugar, and eggs that are crispy on the outside but melt in your mouth with each bite.  It’s been a while since I’ve shared a cookie recipe so I thought now would be a great time. When thinking though some of my favorite cookies, these Danish Butter Cookies…
Read More

Asian zoodle salad in a bowl with a fork on top of a cloth napkin with a glass bowl of more salad in the background, shot from a side angle

Asian Zoodle Salad

salad· sides· Summertime Favorites

Asian Zoodle Salad – Zucchini noodles are tossed with cilantro, peppers, carrots, red cabbage, peanuts, and a homemade Asian dressing.  I was a little hesitant to jump on the zucchini noodle bandwagon. In my mind, nothing could replace the deliciousness of carb-filled noodles. But then I tried them in a “pasta” salad recipe and loved them! They add a slight…
Read More

Peach Caprese Salad on a platter drizzled with balsamic dressing, shot from a side angle

Peach Caprese Salad

salad· sides

Peach Caprese Salad – Sweet, juicy peaches are layered with fresh mozzarella and fresh basil and then drizzled with balsamic glaze and olive oil.  Peaches are at their prime right now. Have you purchased any lately? They are so sweet and juicy and addictive. So get yourself to your nearest farmer’s market or grocery store and stock up!!! If you…
Read More

a Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sundae with ice cream dripping down the side on top of a striped towel, shot from a side angle

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sundae

dessert· ice cream· National Ice Cream Month

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sundae – Strawberry ice cream is covered with roasted strawberries and a homemade chocolate shell and garnished with chocolate covered strawberries And just like that, National Ice Cream month is coming to an end. Don’t be sad that it’s over – be happy that it happened! Just think about all the insane recipes you experienced this month….
Read More