Gingerbread House – 2018

by Kaitlyn // December 22, 2018 // 4 Comments

A small, delicate gingerbread house that will make your home smell delicious this Christmas. I made a taller gingerbread house back in 2015 which you can see here. This year I used a smaller, more classic design. I used all... Continue reading →

Pie Crust Tutorial

by Kaitlyn // July 15, 2017 // 3 Comments

Buttery, flakey basic pie crust. Pie crust really isn’t that bad to make…some recipes make it a lot more complicated than it needs to be. This recipe (William Sonoma’s basic pie recipe) is simple for 2 reasons: it doesn’t require... Continue reading →

Gingerbread House – 2015

by Kaitlyn // December 16, 2015 // 4 Comments

Learn how to make a beautiful Gingerbread House that is completely from scratch and will make your house smell heavenly. Recipe is all the way at the bottom…keep scrolling! And the Christmas Yumminess Countdown continues!! 8:00 a.m.- Must make myself get... Continue reading →

A Macaron Tutorial

by Kaitlyn // July 30, 2015 // 12 Comments

A simple guide for making the perfect macarons. I have almost lost my mind over these cookies. Macarons can do that to a person. I turned a few hairs gray and gained about 10 pounds from all the taste testing... Continue reading →

How to Ice Cookies

by Kaitlyn // April 15, 2014 // 4 Comments

Easy instructions to help you brush up on your decorating skills. Today I’m talking about some techniques for icing cookies! Hint, hint….it may come in handy for my next post! What’s the difference between icing and frosting? This is an extremely... Continue reading →

Measuring Flour

by Kaitlyn // March 31, 2014 // 5 Comments

Okay, I know this is super boring, and you’re all asking “Where’s the chocolate?”, but measuring flour is extremely important when baking. Ironically, I’m posting this right after my Flourless Chocolate Cake!The techniques in this post will come in handy... Continue reading →

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