Note to self: never go grocery shopping on the day you’re recovering from a red-eye. These are some of the things I purchased during my so-tired-I’m-basically-drunk excursion: 2 mangoes 10 lemons organic turkey burgers collard greens store brand tomato sauce a loaf of white bread The majority of the stuff I bought was organic, which…
Tag: Dessert
dark chocolate espresso mousse
Devastating news. A couple of weeks ago, I fumbled while doing dishes and broke my coveted Loyola College mug. I know I’ve mentioned several times that I’m a tremendous weirdo/creature of habit, and the green mug was one of my habits. I drank my coffee out of that mug every day for over 5 years….
cinnamon roll bread pudding
As I mentioned, Kevin and I spent last Tuesday in Harry Potter world. I am unabashedly obsessed with Harry Potter. I’ve read the books so many times I’ve lost count (though it’s comfortably in double digits). I’m not big on the movies because they really don’t do the books justice, but I’ve seen them all….
chocolate layered ice cream cake
Who doesn’t need an ice cream cake recipe in February? My little Kev-Wev is turning 14! Which is so weird, because I was 12 when he was born but I’m currently 18 and living it up as a college student at Loyola sooo… I know my presentation isn’t the best. I tried the parchment paper…
dark chocolate chai affogato
It’s not beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. Is it the warm weather? Is it the lack of a big fat tree in the house? This is our tree. A true compromise between husband (no tree) and wife (big fat tree). If you’re wondering, those makeshift ornaments are in fact a few of the…
coconut craisin walnut cookies
Technically these are a “kitchen sink” style cookie. But that title makes me gag because do you ever think about how dirty your kitchen sink probably is? All the germs and wet-sponge smells and airborne poultry bacteria?! No, that’s just me? I mean, I clean the sink regularly with a Clorox wipe but STILL. It…
slow cooker pumpkin crumble cake
Let’s be real. This is a dump cake. But what moron invented this term for such an awesome creation?! It was Sandra Lee, I bet. Damn you, Sandra Lee. I saw this idea on The Kitchen when I binge watched like 18 episodes on a Saturday, and I knew I had to try it. Token pumpkin…
whole wheat chocolate pomegranate bread
Here it is, the quintessential “basic” photo of fall: A few weeks ago when I made this forbidden rice with pomegranate seeds, I had some leftover seeds. At first I thought, “Salad!” and then I thought “Chocolate!” Chocolate always wins. After ruining my shirt with the last pomegranate, I figured there has to be a…
almond joy frozen greek yogurt
Another year, another birthday, another dessert! I turned 26 yesterday. My first birthday wish came from Kevin. He beat my dad by 6 minutes and was quite proud of himself. Once I confirmed that he had the right date, of course. I had my final exam for my job training in the morning. How many…
crème brûlée, almost.
This post is coming to you from O’Hare Airport in Chicago, where I’m waiting to catch a connecting flight to Iowa. I missed mine by about 10 minutes. I’m having great luck traveling so far, as you can see. Anyway- good time for blogging I think. For graduation, Aaron gave me a blow torch. This…
spill the beans 