I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I am blown away by you all. Your kindness and generosity in light of recent events blew me away, and I’m thrilled to say that together we raised $230 for the Red Cross to go towards disaster relief in Japan! Thank you, so much, to everyone who donated and placed bids on these baked goods. I will be contacting winners today to get the ball rolling. The winners are: My Nutella … Read More
Blog Bake Sale for Disaster Relief
Can I be completely honest with you? I’ve been more than a little nervous about this blog bake sale. It’s my first attempt at anything of the sort, dependent on the generosity of the readers of Espresso and Cream. I was more than a bit afraid that it was a silly idea, that no one would be interested in donating or bidding on the baked goods donated. But when some of my awesome readers volunteered their baking expertise with such enthusiasm, … Read More
Surprise Bridal Shower for Dessert For Two and MoonPie Cupcakes!
One of my absolute favorite things about blogging is the fact that I have developed so many friendships over the past couple years. Some of these friendships are just via e-mail, tweets and blog comments, but I’ve also had the opportunity to go on a lot of “blogger dates” with some of my favorite people online. Joe is notoriously skeptical, since he is of the (logical) frame of mind that you can become whoever you want to be on the … Read More
Last Minute Christmas Sweets
If you guys are anything like me. you have probably been waiting to do your Christmas baking until a few days before Christmas. I waited until Christmas break began before I really started any Christmas baking, meaning yesterday morning my kitchen was in complete disarray. The bonus of all this mess was the fact that I had a lot of tasty sweets to show for my efforts. So if you are anything like me and are looking for some super … Read More
iPhone Photos as of Late
{Taste panel at work included this amazing Strawberry Sangria.} {A bow-patterened skirt from Banana Republic Outlet makes each week brighter.} {Putting some of my new wedding photos to use as the background of my computer at work.} {Dropping my Blackberry was not the highlight of my week, to say the least.} This weekend we are planning on celebrating my birthday a few days early. Since it’s on a Tuesday, it’s just more fun to celebrate on a weekend when you … Read More
Peanut Butter Pie for Mikey
I don’t personaly know Jennifer Perillo, nor did I know her husband, Mikey. But like thousands of others across the web, I was brought to tears after reading her touching post in the wake of her husband’s sudden and premature death. When I first heard the news, I thought immediately to what we as a blogging community could do to offer love and support. Jennifer herself provided the answer: make Mikey’s favorite peanut butter pie on Friday and enjoy it … Read More
Cereal Layer Bars
Layer bars like these come in many forms. The only real components necessary to make them are a cookie or graham cracker crust, a mixed ingredient filling full of different flavors and textures and a topping of sweetened condensed milk to bind it all together. Typically, they are sweet to the max. And, in my opinion, lacking depth and diversity in flavor. Unless, of course, we are talking about these bars. I would like to say they are a stroke … Read More
Homemade Peanut Butter Patties
I’m going away for the weekend and will not be taking my computer, so instead of leaving you hanging until Sunday, I wanted to give you a little something to occupy your time and taste buds this weekend. What, you ask, is enough to make me unveil these cookies earlier than planned? I’ll be visiting my best friend and boyfriend, but more importantly, I’ll be meeting the bf’s best friends. When meeting new people, I find bringing along a little … Read More
Sweet Mistakes
I am posting today in keeping with my promise to share both triumphs and failures in the kitchen. While I hope the balance remains heavily on the triumphs side of the scale, today’s post might best be classified as a failure. But, as is often the case with baking disasters, something quite delicious and unexpected can often come from a botched attempt at something else. Herein lies the story of these Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles with Pecans. While at … Read More