Chocolate And Sea Salt Madeleines

by Liz // November 4, 2015 // No Comments

I overheard my son, Cameron, talking to a girl at the playground. Here is how the conversation went:
Cameron: I’m older than you.
Girl: No, I”m older. How old are you?
Cameron: I’m 5, but I’ll be 9 soon.
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Mummified Petit Fours

by Liz // October 28, 2015 // 6 Comments

Halloween is right around the corner, and next on my baking syllabus are petit fours; therefore, I thought I would combine the two and make mummified petit fours. Traditionally, a petit four is a small, fancy cake, cookie, or confection. Continue reading →

Vanilla Bean Macarons With Milk Chocolate Ganache

by Liz // October 27, 2015 // 17 Comments

Rachael from the Pizzarosa and Korena from Korena In The Kitchen challenged The Daring Bakers to bake macarons. I was so excited to take part in this month’s challenge because I’ve never made macarons before. I went out and Continue reading →

A Family Weekend In East Texas

by Liz // October 21, 2015 // 4 Comments

We spent a long weekend in Texas for my oldest son’s birth mom’s wedding. It was a weekend of love–love of good food, love of funny family moments, love of planes taking off and landing smoothly, love of wedding vows, Continue reading →