This time of year always makes me want to bake all of the things, and mostly pie.  I really love pie, particularly of the apple persuasion (note the pie pops we made for the wedding, but forgive the subpar photography.)  The issue with pies is that when I make them I tend to eat the

In the midst of the mass chaos that has been preparing for our Halloween party, we celebrated our dad’s birthday this weekend.  As usual, it was my job to make the cake.   My dad said that there was nothing specific that he wanted for his cake so instead I made what I wanted.  Insert

This past week has been a little rough for me.  I know I just talked about having a bad day last week and surely don’t mean to sound complainy but last Thursday I found out one of the children I work with (I am a speech therapist in real life) passed away suddenly and unexpectedly.

Last year this time I was having to worry about fitting into a wedding dress at the beginning of October.  As a result of this, I did not partake in nearly as many pumpkin desserts as I wanted to, and was feeling particularly skunked about it.  This year my friends, this year will be the

In recent years, it has become somewhat of a tradition for Colleen and I to bake each other’s birthday cakes.  When I asked Colleen what type of cake she wanted this year, she said she wanted almond and that she wanted the frosting to be light and “whippy.” Hmm.  How delightfully specific.  So I took

As I’ve already told you at least 10 times, we threw my friend Lindsay a Cape Cod themed bridal shower this past Saturday.  It was every bit as lovely, fun, and intimate as I had hoped.  Megan and I took care of the decor, using streamers, blue tinted mason jars filled with twinkle lights, kraft paper and