A food and needlepoint blog
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…
Ever since my chocolate lavender ice cream a few months ago, I’ve been dreaming of new ways to combine the two flavors. Since I’ve been known to eat both frosting and ice cream by the spoonful, a chocolate lavender buttercream frosting was a natural next recipe to share! When it comes to baking with lavender,…
If you follow along on my Instagram stories, you probably noticed that May was a very busy travel month for me! Usually when I travel it’s because of something wedding or family-related but this time around, I took a trip out west just for myself. That’s right, I packed up my favorite carry on (leaving…
A note from Charlotte: A few months ago I was looking for needlepoint inspiration for new projects and I kept thinking back to my friend Emily and the wonderful DIY needlepoint key fobs she makes for her friends and family. I hadn’t done a guest post in ages but I knew that this would be…
I’ve been on a bit of a tart quick of late. In the span of a few weeks I made a pecan banoffee pie a batch of mini chocolate caramel tarts for two and a beautiful plus and raspberry frangipane tart. Yum! One of my goals for 2018 was to challenge myself more in the…
Sometimes I make giant tarts to share with all my friends. Other times, I’m just making dessert for Colin so I don’t want the temptation of a ton of leftovers. Since I’m traveling later this week and didn’t want any of this to go to waste, I knew that a small batch of these mini…
This week is passing by so quickly and no matter what I seem to do it isn’t slowing down. Ironic isn’t it that I spent all winter wishing for summer and now that it has arrived I can’t stop it from speeding along. I haven’t done a Monday Musings post in a while so I…
Alright y’all, let’s talk about strawberries, and mint, and how amazing they are when combined. Each bite is exactly what I need right now to forget the real world. Goodbye messy apartment, exercise slump, and bad hair week and hello the most delicious strawberry mint ice cream. Anyone feel like when their space is a…
I make a lot of ice cream and since ice cream custard only requires egg yolks, I’m always looking for clever ways to use up my egg whites. Meringues have always been high on my list but they’ve taken a backseat to my new favorite of late: mini pavlovas. Originally named for a Russian ballerina,…
Have you ever had a banoffee pie? It’s a decadent mix of toffee and banana that carries a strange, and yet very literal name. I jazzed up this version with crunchy nuts to add texture and discovered that pecan banoffee pie is my new favorite kind. A crunchy nut crust, with a sweet gooey filling…
