Aunt Sylvia's Apple Cake
This past week, Evan and I took in the cool, crisp fall weather with some apple-picking at a local orchard. My autumnal tradition of...
Caramel Apple Slices
After an outing involving an orchard and some apple cider, I was able to talk Evan into watching Hocus Pocus with me, and to sweeten the...
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
I know that autumn just technically began last weekend, but I always start anxiously awaiting cooler weather in late August. This weekend...
Apple Berry Mini Pies
Although I've already broken out my fall decorations and purchased a bag of candy corn, I'm not completely living in denial. I know it's...
Chewy Chocolate Cookies
For the average person, this past week was pretty ordinary. It was just a standard (if slightly rainier) July week. But for those of us...
Shortbread Fingers
It may be April, and the cherry blossoms may be at peak bloom, but it does not exactly feel like spring in northern Virginia. It's dreary...
Fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies
A few years back, I decided to try making brownies from scratch for the first time. Every time I had eaten homemade brownies, they were...
Emma's Biscotti
Every once in a while, I can see in myself reflections of my grandparents, and sometimes even my great-grandparents. It almost always...
