A food and needlepoint blog
I’ve spent the last few months in Maine and since my trip is finally coming to an end this week, I thought I would highlight my favorite blueberry creation from the summer: blueberry mousse tart! I don’t often travel for extended periods of time but spending two full months in Portland really allowed me to…
Peanut butter banana muffins are the perfect breakfast on-the-go or mid-afternoon snack! I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with muffins. Part of me worried they were the lesser cupcake and that their icing-less top was too sad to enjoy. It’s hard to think that with these though because I can’t imagine icing something that already…
The end of the month is here again so it’s time for another round of my five food favorites! If you missed my June favorites, make sure to catch up here. Ube Everything During a trip to New York City earlier this month, I convinced one of my besties to walk around the city to…
Put your summer berries to work with this mini fruit pies recipe! These mini fruit pies are perfect for you if you love fruity desserts, don’t want something that is overly sweet and enjoy how adorable mini pies look. There are few staples that are always in my freezer. Ice cream (duh!), the bowl to…
Jazz up your next brunch with a glass of bubbly berry lemonade. I’ve been all about cocktails lately. What can I say, I’m in vacation mode! And nothing says ‘summer vacation’ quite like a bubbly berry lemonade cocktail. Anyone else reach for a cool glass of lemonade on hot summer summer days? I’m all about…
I could talk about my food favorites all day every day, but I’ll spare you listening to me talk on Instagram stories and limit myself to listing my only five of my food favorites. Kate Spade Strawberry Tumbler | Crate & Barrel Harborside Napkins | Williams-Sonoma Cantebury Picnic Basket | Crate & Barrel The Poptail Manual | Sagaform Piccadilly Pie Dish I’ve been…
When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. When life hands you lemons AND rhubarb, you make a rhubarb lemon vodka cocktail! Rhubarb has been all the rage of late, and with good reason! It is at its most fresh from April through June but the season can start early and run late so we’ve…
Elevate your s’mores by adding fresh summer flavors to make lemon strawberry s’mores! The best part? You don’t need a campfire! I talk about this all the time but summer really is all about the s’mores for me. Especially now that I’ve gone home for the summer and am spending the next few weeks at…
Looking for a creamy and decadent treat full of rich chocolate flavor? You need these peanut butter cheesecake brownies in your life! Yes, you read that correctly. Chocolate. Peanut butter. Cheesecake. In every bite. The last two weeks have been full of change in my life so I’ve been baking even more than usual. I…
No churn graham cracker ice cream is the perfect creamy treat for a hot summer’s day! Over the past few years, I’ve made a lot of ice cream recipes. Seriously, a lot. They’ve ranged from fruity to savory to super sweet and while I know I’m not supposed to, I definitely play favorites. My regular…
The perfect drink for warmer weather is none other than my strawberry frosé! What the heck is frosé? A few years ago, rosé took off as the summer drink of choice. Since then, the trend has just continued to spread. The ‘f’ in frosé stands for ‘frozen’ and a glass of frosé is quite literally…
This easy no churn chocolate ice cream recipe is rich, creamy, decadent and most importantly super easy to make! You won’t need any special equipment (not even an ice cream machine!) so you have no reason not to treat your friends and family to some ice cream this week. I make ice cream a…
