After traveling to New Orleans last September for the first time, I came home determined to figure out how to make the fluffiest beignets. Many attempts, cuss words and flour messes later and with the help of the very talented Ladycakes Kitchen, I finally have some tips to share with you on how to get…
My husband is a huge popcorn lover, so I’ve spent the last month or so playing around with some unique new popcorn flavors that are quick and easy to whip up. I had been looking for a new subject I could work on some lighting and styling techniques and these little kernels were exactly what…
I absolutely loved working with Christine of Simply Plantz to highlight her Happy Hippie Granola Bites. These grain-free, portable little granola bites are handmade in small batches with raw, organic, GMO free ingredients and sweetened with dates and maple syrup – not processed sugars! The company logo reads “happy food, happy planet,” and they are…
I had the extreme pleasure of working with Lopez Island Creamery and while I had worked with ice cream in a few different instances before, I had never worked with such a large quantity of ice cream that all needed to be styled and staged differently in a certain amount of time. Ice cream is…
I have SO many favorite cookies around the holiday season, but these are a yearly staple in our house this time of year. They are SO easy to make and such a total crowd pleaser. It just doesn’t get better than a mouth full of peanut butter and chocolate- especially when they are warm out…
These cookies were so easy to make and totally hit the spot. I have always loved the combination of chocolate and strawberries, but hadn’t thought of putting them together before! I found the original recipe here, but made a few tweaks that you can find below! Give it a try yourself- you’ll be happy you…
Carbonara is one of my absolute FAVORITE Italian dishes, which is convenient because it is really very simple to make. I picked up some fresh quail eggs from a local friend earlier this week and couldn’t wait to try this dish wish those adorable little eggs! Because when making this dish you typically mix everything…
These Oatmeal Cream Pies were the perfect treat and were especially fun to photograph. I loved the texture of these little cookies and they take me right back in time to the days of Little Debbie! I followed this super easy recipe from My Baking Addiction. Most all of the ingredients are things I normally…
