recipes

DIY Lärabars

DIY Lärabars

Lärabars are energy bars that only use unsweetened fruits, nuts, spices, and chocolate. There are flavors like carrot cake, cherry pie, and coconut cream pie. They’re great for a quick breakfast or for sustenance on a hike, but like most packaged foods, it is cheaper to make your own. Also, you can come up with […]

Recipe: Hunger Games Cupcakes

Recipe: Hunger Games Cupcakes

My husband and I are celebrating his birthday this weekend, so I’m in the market for a good cupcake recipe. To be honest, neither one of us have really jumped on the Hunger Games bandwagon, but after seeing this Hunger Games cupcake recipe and decorating how-to from Susan at Diamonds for Dessert, I kind of […]

Bunny Bread

Bunny Bread

This bunny bread by Donna Currie on Serious Eats is so adorable. It’s perfect for Easter and springtime, but it would also be a great thing to bake up for a birthday meal (for someone that loves rabbits). More: English Muffin Bread Braided Round Challah Bread Shoes

DIY Bubbies Pickles

DIY Bubbies Pickles

I love dill pickles, and Bubbies is my favorite brand, by far. (Don’t get me started on sweet pickles though. It suffices to say I am not a fan of those.) If I ever decide to make a batch of dill pickles, I will probably use this recipe, by Lindsey on the The Herbangardener. In […]

Famous Author and Food Pairings

Famous Author and Food Pairings

Walt Whitman: Cranberry Coffee Cake Paper and Salt is just the type of blog I like. Food + historical facts. Blog owner Nicole writes: This blog will attempt to recreate the dishes that iconic authors discuss in their letters, diaries, essays, and fiction. In doing so, it will be part historical discussion, part food and […]