Recently, my Mom came to visit me in Oakland and prior to her arrival, I wanted to bake something in the house to make her feel welcomed. My mom is obviously a big influencer in my blog because well, she was the person who gave me very first cooking lesson. Baking to be exact. I was a highly active kid growing up, always involved in a sports team, club or activity so fundraising was always a big deal. Signature fundraisers back then usually included bake sales so my mom quickly brought me up to speed so that I could help her with the load.
Read MoreLast year, I tried out the Whole 30 craze and absolutely loved it. When I finished it, I didn't wan't to immediately jump into my old routine so I played around with recipes. I came across a recipe on Pinterest that was basically cashew cookies with coconut milk and it was heavenly
Read MoreI woke up this morning feeling experimental. Legit, the first thought in my brain this morning was this recipe that I wanted to try and tweak. What you will learn about me, is that I really love Rosé but I have never baked with it but let me tell you, these bars were fire.
Read Morees, another dessert recipe with alcohol infused into it...why not?! This idea came to me because I was gifted a bottle of bourbon infused maple syrup. However, when I received it, I was in the middle of detox/cleanse where I couldn't eat any sugars, breads or drink alcohol so I was kind of feeling tortured. I was just dreaming of the day I could finally crack open the bottle and pour the syrup over pancakes, waffles or ice cream and just go to town! I was drooling at the mouth for weeks.
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