This banana bread was soft and tender, with some sweetness and texture from the dates and walnuts. Serve with your favorite breakfast drinks, it would make for a nice little morning treat. And there's...

November 16, 2015

Lisbon, Portugal

What greeted us was a city bubbling with old world charm, peppered with historic castles and churches, where the scent of the sea perfumes the air. Buildings and streets are accented with colorful doors...

These Pumpkin Cookies with Butterscotch and Chocolate Chips are CHEEEEWWWY. Not cake-y. Not bread-y. They're soft, all right, but NOT in an airy, sponge-like way.

November 2, 2015

Barcelona, Spain

I’m back! I missed you guys, and thank you for staying around (and catching up with me on Instagram) while I was out and about. I’m back from my vacation and boy oh boy,...

October 5, 2015

Double Nutella Brownies

Fudgy Nutella brownies, topped with a thick, sticky, sweet Nutella frosting. Double the Nutella, double the awesome. And guess what? They're gluten-free.

September 28, 2015

Brunch at Townsman

#caketable I only needed that one word (hashtag, to be specific) and I was calling Townsman to make a brunch reservation for me and my friends.

September 21, 2015

Long Weekend in Austin, Texas

A wild boar is really just a pig that's raging for a party, so why not give the wild boar ribs a try?

September 7, 2015

Blue Velvet Smoothie

My Blue Velvet smoothie has: frozen bananas, frozen blueberries, vanilla almond butter, and vanilla almond milk. And it kinda tastes like cake!

August 24, 2015

Vietnamese Coffee Granita

This is essentially espresso-flavored Italian ice, spiked with a little bit of hazelnut liqueur, then topped with sweet and creamy condensed milk (the condensed milk is what makes it "Vietnamese-style").

Are you one of those people who hate Mondays? It’s rough, I know, but one thing that can alleviate the Monday blues for me is breakfast. On weekdays, I typically make breakfast the night...