Compost cookies might not sound like an appealing name, but neither were the other options: "garbage cookies" or "kitchen sink cookies." Promise me when I say these cookies are delicious despite the name, with a little bit of everything you can think of in a cookie recipe (minus the kitchen sink). Basically the idea for this cookie started as...

My only gripe about Dahlia Bakery is that they aren't on the Eastside, so we can't stock up on their freshly baked bread, treats, and delicious breakfast sandwiches all of the time. So we'll have to settle for the next best thing—making Dahlia's treats in our own kitchen from The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook (I love the tagline— Sweetness in...

I think I cookie-doughed myself out on my birthday a few weeks back. Between the cookie dough cinnamon rolls and these cookie dough stuffed cupcakes, I think I have curbed my seemingly incessant desire for my favorite dessert/food. Something I thought I'd never say. However, I do not think this will last long. I fully intend to bake my way...

It's almost Christmas, which means it's gingerbread man (and woman) time! I had so many problems last year making gingerbread cookies for the first time that I didn't write all of the details or the recipe. This year's gingerbread cookies turned out to be extra fabulous. This recipe is slightly adapted from my Pastry Queen cookbook, and I now...

I made homemade peanut butter for the first time! The only thing better than homemade peanut butter? Homemade honey roasted peanut butter! I don't think making basic peanut butter qualifies as a recipe post because it is super easy. Toss a 16-ounce jar of peanuts with about a tablespoon of peanut oil (or a flavorless oil like canola) into a...

Think white chocolate macadamia nut cookies and replace the macadamia nuts with peppermint. Sound good? Well, that's exactly what these taste like! Of course, when I heard M\&M was releasing White Chocolate Peppermint M\&Ms exclusively through Target, I knew we'd have to make a trip to buy some. We hit the Christmas candy aisle pretty...

I love the holiday season in general. I told Dustin the best part of marrying him is that I get to celebrate Christmas AND Hanukkah! In celebration of Hanukkah, I busted out my menorah and dreidel cookie cutters from Crate and Barrel to create some special cut out cookies for The Festival of Lights! These aren't the traditional sugar cookies...

In the fall and winter, I eat oatmeal almost everyday for lunch when I am by myself. It's healthy, quick to make, and warms me up on chilly days. I can also customize it in dozens of ways, so it's never quite the same, and I get to add a little bit of sugar or stevia, so my natural sweet tooth is satiated. However, lately my favorite version of...

For my first holiday treat of the season, I knew I wanted to incorporate the flavor of ginger. It's not gingerbread time quite yet, so I sought out a recipe for gingersnaps. Soft gingersnaps because that's how I best like my cookies, and my taste testers will just have to learn to eat all of their cookies the way I want them. Not that anyone's...

We first tried sticky toffee pudding at a restaurant in Houston on a whim. Based on the description it's not really something that would ever jump out at us. Neither of us are huge fans of dates, and Dustin didn't even know they were the main ingredient until we started chopping them up to make our own version. Perhaps our palettes are changing,...