One of the true perks of being a New Englander is that I really get to experience fall. Fall colors. Fall flavors. Fall air. It is my favorite season by far. It reminds me of college in Massachusetts where the crispy leaves would crunch under my feet and the cold air at the beginning of […]
Dessert
Little Belgians Speculoos S’Mores Kit
One of our favorite products this year has been this delightful s’mores kit from Little Belgians. Using Speculoos cookies and Tcho chocolate, there is nothing NOT to love about this adorable box of s’mores. The gorgeous cookies with campfire imprints, the perfectly square smooshy marshmallows from The Candy, the fabulous chocolates each individually wrapped- these […]
Almond Cookies with Whisky Marmalade & Lemon Chips
We are pulling out this marmalade cookie recipe for our weekend of British food in honor of the Royal Wedding. Since we originally posted this it has become one of our favorites- you can substitute any sort of marmalade in place of the whisky flavored…I’ve since decided I quite love it with orange. Where are […]
Chocolate Frosted Cardamom Cake with Banana Jam Filling
Previously posted in March of 2014, we are bringing this one back for the sheer flavor factor. The Jam Stand’s Drunken Monkey Banana Jam is currently available at Charlotte Julienne in Canandaigua. It pairs perfectly with chocolate and cardamom and adds that extra something special to any cake. I’ll be making this one again- and […]
Coffee Mocha Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting
I have been on a strict no sugar cleanse for almost three weeks. No added sugar that is. No white sugar. No sugar in my coffee. No ice-cream or cookies or cakes or donuts or muffins or anything else I usually find myself craving at all hours of the day. Not even bread with sugar. […]
Coffee Milk Stout Cookies
A couple months ago we attended a Brewmaster’s Social at the Weekapaug Inn. The foods were all paired with beers from Narragansett Brewery, a local favorite. For dessert there was a decadent chocolate stout cake which was oozing with the flavor of the Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout. Here in Rhode Island, where we live, coffee […]
Top Three Pumpkin Favorite Throwbacks
Fall is by far our favorite season. The cool air, falling leaves and comfort foods make it pretty hard for any other season to compete. Perhaps it is our location here in New England where fall is just part of our DNA. Perhaps it is the coziness of sweater weather. Regardless, it is our happiest […]
Lemon Layer Cake with Blueberry Whipped Cream
We are reposting this family favorite. School is nearly out and that means summer is about to begin. We don’t have huge plans this year. I think we are all so glad to be in one place that we are going to take advantage of this new life living so close to an ocean and […]