• Glazed Doughnut Muffins

    I first saw this recipe on Pinterest several months ago.  They claimed to taste exactly like a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut.  I pinned them and forgot about them (isn’t that what usually happens on Pinterest?) but came across them again recently and haven’t been able to stop thinking about them.  First of all, let me assure you that they taste absolutely NOTHING like a Krispy Kreme doughnut.  They do, however, taste like a cinnamon and nutmeg infused cake doughnut.  They are a wonderful morning treat,…

  • Cherry Almond Sour Cream Cake

    Today has been a bit traumatic for me. I cleaned out the sippy-cup drawer.  I threw them all away.  My nearly-four-year-old has stopped using them, so into the trash they went.

  • White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

    My family and I took a quick little road-trip this week.  It’s the week before my oldest daughter starts school, so we took advantage of the gorgeous and unseasonably mild weather and hit the road.  I’ll post more about our trip this weekend in my Out and About Series, but we had a really, really good time.   And even better – we were only in the car for about three hours at a time!  Rather than relying on fast-food or gas station snacks along…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of my readers – wishing you a joyful, safe and peaceful day with friends and family.  From the bottom of my heart, thanks for making my 2012 a great one. ♥erin  

  • The Greatest Waffle Recipe Ever

    I’m kind of not kidding.  Although I didn’t name these waffles, they are honestly the best I’ve ever had.  Not that I’m a big waffle aficionado or anything, but I spent a lot of time looking for the perfect waffle recipe after we got married.  We received a really nice waffle iron as a gift, and I was determined to find a really nice recipe to go with it.

  • A Beach Birthday Party

    Well, I survived.  I survived my first party since I’ve gone back to work in an office environment, and it was a success.  Now, I didn’t cook – it was catered, I just did the baking, and I had a little help from the candy aisle at the grocery store, but somehow I pulled off a cute little beach party in the middle of November and lived to talk about it. My Madeline turned eight years old this week, and as much work as it…

  • Peanut Butter & Oreo Stuffed Brownie Cupcakes

     I don’t even know what to say about this one except that this is what happens when I ask my brother what he wants for his birthday dessert.  First, he says he has to think about it, and then I get a random text at 3pm one day that says “I saw a peanut butter Oreo brownie thing on the internet.  Make it happen.”

  • Chocolate & Coconut Cream Cupcakes

    My days as a morning person are numbered.  Every year about this time, when the overnight temperature starts to drop and it’s still dark in the morning when I get out of bed – that’s about the time I that stop jumping up  eager to face the day. My girls are the same way, it seems.  My mornings are slowly shifting from wide-eyed, happy, smiling little girls to grumpy, piddling, sleepy-heads who have to be prodded along every step of the way. By the time we…

  • King Cake, Filled Two Ways

    I’m feeling very out-of-sorts and distracted today.  We’re in the middle of a very busy week, mostly the fault of my first grader.  Between after-school basketball camp, dance class, gymnastics and a dance-clinic performance, our evenings are shot.  Oh, dinner you say?  What’s that?  Laundry?  How many times can you wear a pair of jeans before they’re truly dirty?

  • Quick and Easy Doughnuts

    I’ve never posted this recipe, but only because it isn’t really a recipe.  You don’t have to mix anything.  You don’t have to knead, proof or tip-toe around rising dough.  These are totally no-sweat, easy-peasy doughnuts. You buy a can of biscuits.  You pour some oil into a pan.  You drop the biscuits into the oil, and watch them sizzle for a couple of minutes.  Then you burn your tongue because you can’t wait 2 blessed minutes for them to cool. And then, you feel guilty for…

  • Key Largo: Onion Crusted Yellowtail & Key Lime Pie

    This is a contributed post as a special feature to Lemon-Sugar.com.  It includes a contributed recipe from Chef Bobby Stoky, but also a Lemon Sugar original: Key Lime Pie!   Enjoy!  The Florida Keys is home to five districts, each with their own personality and attractions that make visitors feel like they are a world away. Growing up around fish, Chef Bobby Stoky quickly learned how to do it all, from catching to cleaning and even cooking them. In the summers he would dive for lobster and in…

  • Peppermint Bark Cheesecake

     Let’s talk about pet peeves, shall we?  Specifically, let’s talk about MY pet peeves. The list is short.  Okay, the list is kind of short.