Tag Archives: fruit
Orange Buttercream Frosting
Normally I don’t condone cheating, but when it’s 95ºF outside for a week, who in her right mind is turning on an oven? Not me, that’s for sure. And why would I take the time to make perfectly good cookies if someone else is willing to do it for me? Ok, so it’s not really […]
Farmer’s Market Pie
So this pie is just a slight variation on the Orange-Scented Strawberry Pie I made for Easter. As the name indicates, it was inspired by my purchases at a local farmer’s market (the one in Studio City, for you locals). I went with a friend on Sunday a couple of weeks ago, and we picked […]
Easy as [Cool Whip] Pie!
Are you going to a barbecue or potluck this summer? Do you live someplace like Los Angeles where it’s too hot to even think about turning on your oven? Well Cool Whip Pie is definitely a recipe to keep on hand – you’ll memorize it after making it once – because it’s summery, light, and […]
Key Lime Pie
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope the stars align in your favor this year 🙂 Now, for business… While we were all in Florida, my uncle had a birthday. My aunt suggested we make him a key lime pie to celebrate. How could I argue? We took the filling and meringue recipes from the NY […]
Orange Cupcakesicles
This idea came about thanks to Sweetest Kitchen’s Mystery Box Cupcake Challenge where July’s ingredient was Tea. I got so excited thinking of all the fun tea flavors I could use to come up with something new, wondrous, and magical, when it struck me that I wanted to create a flavor combo as an homage […]
Jello Cookies
I was looking for a kid-friendly recipe for a barbecue around the 4th, and considered doing red, white, and blue layered Jello when I came across this recipe. They seemed simple enough to make, and I thought it was a pretty cool idea to use the Jello for the flavoring in the cookies. (You could […]
Holiday Linzer Cookies
I threw the “Holiday” part in the title because they really were for the holidays in my home. They’re my mom’s favorites! You can try this recipe out and maybe they can be your mom’s favorites too. See, just because I was on vacation in real life doesn’t mean I took a break from baking, […]
My Baking Empire 