Fig Brown Butter Frangipane Tart

So this Fig Brown Butter Frangipane Tart. It’s pretty much amazing. I fell head over heels for figs this year. I like them in salads. I like them made into jam and served with cheese…and with prosciutto. I like them in desserts. I just finally decided that I really, really like them. And now I’m kinda sad that fig season is about over. So I bought another basket of figs and they sat for a […]

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Peach Streusel Pie

I made this Peach Streusel Pie yesterday morning as I was listening to Emily Barker and dreaming of autumn on the East Coast. I got a taste of it when I was out there a few weeks ago. (Has it already been that long?!) My first autumn in New York was magical and folk music always takes me back to a warm October Sunday I spent on a boat sailing up the Hudson River. The […]

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Caramel Peach Ice Cream

Yes.  I went there.  Believe me when I say that Caramel Peach Ice Cream is definitely where you want to go.  Pinky swear.  It kinda started when we bought our first pint of the best sea salt caramel gelato we’ve ever tasted.  Now you might be tired of seeing salted caramel this and that and the other.  But I’m not tired of it.  Oh, boy am I completely, 100% not tired of it.  I think […]

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Raspberries ‘n Cream Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies

As a member of the Mom It Forward Blogger Network I get to team up with great brands and participate in fun campaigns.  A big thank you to McCormick for sponsoring this post!  All opinions expressed are 100% mine, as always.  Update:  Our team won the bake sale competition!  Thank you for all of your pins!  You can find my team members and their winning recipes listed below. School is back in session!  My kids […]

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Chewy Spice Cookies

I was in the mood for baking the other day, so I pulled out all of my baking ingredients and placed them on the counter.  I wasn’t sure which direction I would go.  I just felt like making cookies.  The weather was cool outside.  It was cloudy and raining.  I could feel myself yearning for a sweater (it wasn’t that cool yet) and a place to curl up near the window.  I wanted something warm […]

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Peach Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

Peach Buttermilk Bread Pudding.  Could there be a more perfect comfort food?  I think not.  It is nearly impossible to compete with my husband’s very favorite bread pudding, but this comes pretty close.  Bread pudding has always been one of his favorites.  Every so often I make something that’s just for him. We are working from home together now and it’s crazy how fun it can be to live and work together.  The first few […]

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Almond Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Oh….hello.  Just me with another summer ice cream recipe to ruin your diet.  This Almond Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream combines three of our favorite flavors in one creamy, decadent ice cream.  Needless to say, it was a huge hit with my family. Local cherries are on right now and they are as delicious as ever.  We could eat them (and we do) by the pound.  Besides homemade cherry pie, my husband likes them churned […]

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Layered Ice Cream Pie with Sugar Cone Crust

  We were invited to celebrate summer with Tillamook Ice Cream.  As you know, our family loves ice cream in any way, shape or form.  When it comes to store-bought ice cream, Tillamook is my family’s go-to favorite.  They sent us some coupons and we were able to pick out a flavor for each of us.  My kids were thrilled, of course when they found out.  With the 4th of July this week, we came […]

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Spice Cake with Penuche Frosting

  This Spice Cake with Penuche Frosting is legendary in my family.  For as long as I can remember, it has been my dad’s favorite cake.  There were several times a year when the cake was made and enjoyed.  When we made it growing up, it was always from a cake mix.  The only alteration was that we added a ton of raisins per my dad’s request.  When I made my wedding cake, the top […]

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Key Lime Pie Ice Cream

  So it’s finally summer around our neck of the woods and all my kids can think about is homemade ice cream and popsicles and how many hours they can spend outside playing each day.  All good things, I think.  Isn’t that really what summer is about?  We ushered in summer vacation with the inaugural batch of summer ice cream–Key Lime Pie Ice Cream.  And it was a hit, just as I suspected it would […]

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