These cookies were almost the death of me. I kid you not, having to make and photograph them 4 times really tested my commitment to this recipe. But I guess issues with your memory card and card reader will test almost anyone. Since I work in food for a living and spend a lot of time in the kitchen each day, developing, testing and re-testing recipes until they reach perfection, it’s rare for me to spend that same amount of … Read More
Traditional Peach Cobbler and a Blog Birthday Giveaway!
This week Espresso and Cream celebrates another birthday. It’s really hard to believe that I’ve been blogging for four years this August. When I started this blog as a college intern at Better Homes and Gardens magazine I had no clue I would be blogging and documenting my life in and out of the kitchen four years later. This site has come along for a crazy ride and lots of changes over the past four years, including a college graduation, … Read More
Healthy Banana Pudding
If I had to pick one dessert to eat for the rest of my life it would be banana pudding. I haven’t always loved banana pudding, since I hated bananas for a good chunk of my childhood. But once I realized the error of my ways and discovered my love for bananas, I was head over heels in love with banana pudding. I still remember visiting my grandmother in North Carolina a number of years ago and being greeted with … Read More
Grandma Jacobs’ Pumpkin Bread
I think I’ve mentioned before that when Joe and I got married his mom passed along to us a recipe binder full of heritage recipes from Joe’s great-grandma Jacobs’. I’m a huge fan of old recipes, since I think they have so much to teach us about cooking before it became all complicated and fussy and, most importantly, before it became the cool thing to do. It’s hard for me to remember a time when cooking wasn’t flashy and fashionable … Read More
Cookie Dough Stuffed Brownies
I told you all last week about the new blog I’m contributing to at work, Tasteseekers Kitchen. Well, if you hopped on over there, you probably saw the ultra-decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Brownie Pops. They super cute and much easier than cake pops, which drive me crazy! I can’t never get them to look as pretty as I would like. When my friend, Laura, invited us over to dinner a couple weeks ago, I decided to make a … Read More
Everyday Brownies
Do you grocery shop with your husband or significant other? Here’s the deal: I love to spend time with Joe and we do a lot of activities together, but lately I’ve been trying to make a habit of going to the grocery store without him. Why, you ask? Because I find it incredibly difficult to stay on budget when I have a hungry hubby along with me. Somehow, we always end up with more snack food and unhealthy treats when … Read More
Marcia’s Rhubarb Cake
Happy Monday, friends! I’m struggling to get on the Monday bandwagon this week, if we are being really honest. Joe and I have both been battling a sore throat for the last couple days and we had a terribly sick little pup Thursday and Friday, which was awfully scary. Thankfully, it appears to have been a bout of puppy flu, and she is back to her normal chipper self. Never have I been so thankful to see that little tail … Read More
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten-free & vegan)
First up, the winners of the pancake giveaway! They are: -Sarah (who likes her pancakes with syrup and Nutella) -Jessica Honcoop -Kristin Darhower -Andrea (who likes to make healthy pancakes with whole wheat flour, oats and yogurt) Ladies, shoot me an e-mail with your address to madisonjanemayberry@gmail.com to claim your prizes! Lately I’ve become increasingly interested in gluten-free, vegan baking. Not necessarily because I personally need to bake treats without gluten or animal products. But it feels like the next … Read More
Healthier Peanut Butter & Banana Cookies
Once upon a time I used to be someone who said that they only wanted to enjoy baked goods in their real, sugary, buttery form. If I was going to have a piece of cake, then gosh darn make it a real decadent piece. Just not too often and only as a special treat. However, Joe and I have found our taste buds changing lately. Joe has never been the one with a sweet tooth (that would be me) but … Read More
Healthy Chocolate-Tofu Pudding (gluten-free and vegan)
Friends, I have great news for you. You can enjoy a huge chocolate pudding parfait for a little more than 100 calories per serving. Sound like a dream? I had to do a double take myself when I finally discovered a dessert that was vegan, gluten-free and had no added sugar. For those of you who don’t like tofu, or hate the idea of eating tofu in sweet form, I can promise you that you won’t know the tofu is … Read More
Sweet Vegan Cashew Cream
Since I can’t enjoy my nightly dark chocolate fix while we are doing our yoga cleanse, I have been looking for creative ways to satisfy my sweet tooth after dinner. Not an easy task considering that the “sweets” can’t contain any sweetener other than agave or stevia and they also can’t contain dairy, gluten or eggs. Basically, my options are seriously limited. I’ve seen recipes for cashew cream, both sweet and savory, on blogs and websites quite a bit, but … Read More
Apple-Berry Pie
Hello, friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend celebrating Christ’s resurrection with family. Joe and I enjoyed a long weekend together and spent time with my mom and Joe’s family, including his brother, Jason, and Jason’s wife, Ali, who made the long trek up here from Kansas City. Of course, we like to think that they came to visit us, but I think that the real pull had something to do with our identical twin nieces, Mckinley … Read More