by Stacie Billis | Oct 8, 2015 | Halloween, Party!, Recipes
If the winter holidays are about pie, Halloween is about cake. Strange as it might sound, Halloween gets me in the mood to bake. I think that it’s something about the freedom I allow myself to go all out with candy, sugar, and more candy and sugar. Or maybe it’s just...
by Kate Etue | Oct 7, 2015 | Shopping Finds
I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect sauté pan since the summer, when a bolt on the inexpensive one I grabbed at a department store exploded off the pan while my daughter was helping me cook. Yikes. Obviously, quality (and safety, who knew?) was at the top...
by Stacie Billis | Oct 1, 2015 | Tips + Tricks, Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Party!
With baking season around the corner, it’s time to (finally!) get a handle on how to properly store baked goods. With the right moves, you can bake your treats ahead of time and still serve up fresh pies, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, and moist cakes a little later....
by Stacie Billis | Sep 30, 2015 | Recipes
With all the frenzy over pumpkin spice, I almost forgot that it’s apple season! Apple pie might be one of my favorite treats of all time. There’s just something about the combination of apples, cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla that’s totally irresistible. So irresistible...
by Stacie Billis | Sep 23, 2015 | Recipes
There’s something about back-to-school that makes me want to bake cookies. Maybe it’s that start of the school year energy that makes me feel like I can take on the world and balance work, school lunches, after school activities, and homemade cookies....