Blackberry Verbena Gin & Tonic

Good morning! Yes, I know that it is 11:30 am on a Sunday morning. And, yes, Virginia, I do know that it is a tad too early for most folk to be drinkin’ gin and tonics. When I mentioned to Mr. Birdcage that I was shooting a recipe for a gin and tonic, he snickered and […]

Banana Espresso Bread

Spotted bananas are the fruit of the Devil. But…..they make really, really good banana bread. So for this, they are redeemed in my eyes. Truth be told, I’d never cared much for banana bread until I was in my teens. And it HAD TO BE my Mom’s banana bread. Especially the end piece. Sorry, mom. […]

Vegan Spiced Coconut Pudding, Mango Compote, and Orange Macadamia Gremolata

I feel compelled to rat myself out on this one: The recipe and photographs for this post were taken back in August. Yes, as in summer. *hides face* Between the farmer’s markets, special bakery orders, being a mom to kids AND puppies, plus a full time job that involves a 2-4 hour daily commute I’ve […]

Citrus Olive Oil Cake with Strawberry Rose Compote

To say that I’ve taken a bit of a break would be a fair statement. The month of September FLEW past. It’s not that I haven’t been working on any new recipes; in fact, I have three posts just begging waiting to be worked on and posted. Birdcage Bakeshop has been keeping me on my […]

Lavender Peach Teacake with Honey Creme Fraiche Whipped Cream

Happy Labor Day weekend!!!!!! Are you as excited as I am that the holiday weekend is upon us? Aside from a pool party, and the farmer’s market, I am excited to spend my weekend reading and being lazy. Pajama Day? Yep. If you’ve been a reader of my blog, you probably know that I have […]

Pretzel Pecan Chicken with Olive Oil Mash and Herbed Peas

I’m generally not a huge fan of chicken fingers, nuggets, etc. I blame childhood consumption of a certain restaurant’s nuggets – spongy, salty, and soggy are not adjectives one would like associated with dinnertime. I guess this is why I was really, really surprised that I liked these Pretzel Pecan Chicken Fingers so much. I often […]

French Mediterranean Inspired Saute

I’m a procrastinator and I’m sorry/not sorry about that. I had teased this recipe about two weeks back on Instagram along with a proclamation that I was working on a series of healthy, quick, weeknight meals to be posted *soon*. Technically, I am still working on those posts. I just have a very loose interpretation […]

Organic Strawberry Vanilla Date Jam

Well, howdy! This post is about jam, not muffins, those fickle jerks. Click here to read about my previous muffin fiasco. It’s nice to see that you’ve not yet melted to a puddle of sweaty mess during these past few days of scorching heat. After selling at the Dallas Farmer’s Market yesterday, and subsequently roasting my […]

Chocolate Olive Oil Zucchini Muffins

What a mighty fine Sunday this is turning out to be. A far cry from how my Friday was. Yesterday was my first market day at Dallas Farmer’s Market and aside from my granola jars and baby cobblers, I had planned on selling muffins. Emphasis on planned. Now, I am no mathemagician, but I’d […]

Quick Roasted Corn with Jalapeno and Sweet Pepper

A Corn Haiku: This is a picture of corn. Corn on a blue plate. Corn waiting to get eaten. There really isn’t any super cute or fancy story about the origins of this side dish. I didn’t know what else to write, so like a boss I went with a Haiku. I’m not even sure […]