It’s no secret that I love small batch baking. Being able to whip up a small batch of tasty baked goods has saved the day on more than one occasion. Just a couple of weeks ago, we invited a couple of friends over for dinner on a weekday evening. My husband was in charge of […]
Little life update: My in-laws are currently living with me. They uprooted their lives in Colorado, moved across the country to the great state of Missouri, and are living with us while they look for a new place to live (Hi guys!). Being a true midwest hostess, I am now cooking non-stop. I can’t possibly let […]
Baking is my happy place. Especially during the pandemic, precisely measuring ingredients and creating a finished product gave me comfort. It made my feet feel firmly planted on the ground when not much else did. When we were in full, solitary lockdown mode, though, it wasn’t great to have sixty cookies sitting in the house […]
Imagine this: It’s July, usually the hottest and stickiest month of the year here in the midwest, and you are 8 years old again. School is out for the summer, and it’s finally the Fourth of July: fireworks time. Even though it’s evening, it’s still unbelievably hot, and since you’re wearing shorts, you can feel […]
Once upon a time, I attempted to grow a garden. Garden growing should be an innate skill all Midwesterners have, right? Wrong. Apparently driving past a cornfield everyday for 20+ years does not give you an ounce of knowledge as to how to grow corn. However, I was very gifted at growing zucchini. I couldn’t […]
There’s always money in the banana stand, and there’s always a bunch of old bananas in my house. Why can’t we ever go through an entire bunch before they go brown? Fortunately, we use bananas enough in baking that I look forward to them getting brown spots. We have Meu’s Guilt Free, All-Natural, Healthy Banana […]
A stack of cookbooks is a beautiful sight. If you are looking for creative and accessible recipes, beautiful food photography, and loads of inspiration, check out five of our favorite cookbooks for delicious plant-based baking. Plant-Based Baking is More Accessible Than You Think Plant-based baking can seem intimidating if you’re just starting, but don’t let […]
Everybody knows that muffins are cupcakes in disguise. I’ll never understand how they managed to trick all of us. Just remove the frosting and suddenly it is acceptable to eat them for breakfast or as a snack? The average muffin recipe is still full of butter and sugar. Those sneaky little things deserve a round […]
I’m trying to be a gardener this year, with a strong emphasis on trying. I think I’m much better skilled at pinning pictures of pretty flowers on Pinterest than I am at growing them, but I’m giving it a go. The first step in my effort is, of course, the least fun step: weeding. After […]
I love coffee, and I love coffee people. It seems to me, based on my very unofficial and purely anecdotal research, that you’re either a hot coffee person or an iced coffee person, but few are both. Now, I don’t want to brag, but I have the great fortune of loving both hot and iced […]