Strawberry Mascarpone Tart for #BrunchWeek

strawberry mascarpone tart

I am so excited for this post I don’t know how to start it! In the year and a half that I’ve had this blog, I’ve hosted giveaways. I’ve done some group blog parties, but never in all the time I’ve been plugging away at this blog, have I participated in something as monumental and huge as #BrunchWeek… [Read more...]

Mini Banoffee Pie Tarts

Mini Banoffee Pie Tarts

Remember those Dulce de Leche Digestive Cookies I shared with you last week? What if I told you that they were one of the four ingredients needed to make a quick and simple version of a classic dessert popular in Ireland and the UK?

Curious, my dear reader? Read on!  [Read more...]

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Torte for #SundaySupper

dark chocolate raspberry torte

Valentine’s Day is an extremely polarizing holiday. It pins people into two camps: those who celebrate and those who protest the holiday. Those who celebrate do so at varying intensities, from simple card-givers to those who make elaborate shows of affection by carpeting their domiciles in red roses or buying teddy bears the size of small planets. The protestors are nearly as apparent in their stance on February 14th. I’ve been the audience to many a tirade about the commercialization of love and how the greeting card industry is to blame for the materialism behind Valentine’s Day. [Read more...]

black plum tart + vanilla bean ice cream

Black plum tart

Happy 4th of July, dear readers! I hope you had a weekend that was as relaxing and stress-free as mine was. I’ve been under an exorbitant amount of stress lately and haven’t had the time to do much of anything, so I wanted to take this weekend to do everything I’ve wanted to do for the past few weeks. So, while the rest of the country was BBQing with friends or hitting up the beach, I slept late, watched two seasons of Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares, went raspberry picking, treated myself to some intense yoga, cleaned my apartment, started packing, saw a movie and only hung out with a few people. It was wonderful to get away from a flooded inbox and constantly ringing phone. I know that things will be hectic again in a few short hours, but I’m relishing in the last moments of being on my own schedule.

when life gives you lemons, make mascarpone berry tarts


No, seriously. Make them. You won’t be sorry.

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