Tag: baking

  • Maple Spice Apple Pie. Like Pumpkin Spice, but Not.

    Maple Spice Apple Pie. Like Pumpkin Spice, but Not.

    I had a funny yet not at all relevant anecdote to share with this Maple Spice Apple Pie recipe, but then Andrew and I went to Hawaii for a week, and it fell out of my brain. Before going, Andrew and I were both like, “YEAH! ALL THE FRUITS!”, but then we ended up eating…

  • RECIPE: Orange Creamsicle Brownies

    RECIPE: Orange Creamsicle Brownies

    Welcome to my new favorite series, “I bought a box of brownie mix at Costco, and therefore have to make brownies with it.” Recipe 2 of 6: Orange Creamsicle Brownies! Well, more like orange cheesecake brownies. Either way, BROWNIES.

  • Recipe: Honeyed Apricot Pie

    Recipe: Honeyed Apricot Pie

    I love Costco. You can get boxes of mangos, a bazillion pounds of organic blueberries for $6, and once I even saw a glass bottle shaped like a gun that was full of tequila and almost as tall as I am. Before you ask, no, I did not get the giant glass gun full of…

  • Care Bear Doughnuts. All my 1980’s dreams come true.

    Care Bear Doughnuts. All my 1980’s dreams come true.

    Do you remember Care Bear waffles? They were toaster waffles that came in a blue plastic bag, decorated with clouds and rainbows and Care Bears that I’m sure was that awful plastic that you cannot recycle anywhere. Sort of like K-cups. You have to take them completely apart and throw away everything except the white…

  • Recipe: Fruity Pebbles Confetti Cake

    Recipe: Fruity Pebbles Confetti Cake

    This cake was the first time in my life I’ve tried fruity pebbles, and all I could think was, HOW IS THIS BREAKFAST APPROPRIATE?! That is a confusing thought to have considering I have no problem eating lucky charms or cap’n crunch, but something about these weird flakes of fruity nothingness has lodged in my brain…