confetti marshmallow blondies.

These taste like a combination of rainbows, unicorns, and everything that is right in this world.

Roasted Fingerlings with Pepper Vinaigrette

Does the thought of soggy potatoes drowning in mayo gross you out? *raises hand* I mean, seriously. A lot of the potato salads I’ve eaten have been boring. Soggy, overcooked Russets. Gallons of jiggly mayo. The sad, lone stalk of chopped celery added for random bits of crunch. Salt. Pepper. Boring.

Red Velvet Oreo Cookies

One of my many, many Target shopping binges inspired these cookies. After Christmas, I’d grabbed three packages of Winter Oreo cookies because they were on clearance. I’m not really sure why, although I do love Oreos, because I try not to keep prepackaged sweets in the house. We have enough homemade treats at any given […]

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 […]

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 […]

Baked Stonefruit with Granola

Yesterday my baking company, Birdcage Bakeshop, participated in the Artisan’s Market held monthly at Williams Sonoma. I know. (Squeeeeee!) Navigating the world as a new business owner is exciting. And terrifying. Luckily, the sampling went well and I fielded lots of questions on what to do with the granola I was selling. “Funny you should ask. […]

Thyme Roasted Tomatoes over Grilled Polenta

It’s been a whirlwind week ’round these parts. Aside from a M-F desk job, I’ve recently opened up a baking business. This means I spend my time covered in flour, smelling like buttercream, and harassing my family to try anything and everything that has been coming out of the test kitchen. I usually try to […]