As promised, here is the sweet addition to the pumpkin ice cream from yesterday. With a big bottle of apple cider sitting in the fridge, I needed something interesting to do with it (besides drink it straight, of course, because that would be boring). I already planned to make the ice cream when I stumbled across a recent recipe from Southern...

I can't decide whether I like this apple pie or the Southern Comfort apple pie from the summer of 2012 better. I guess what is really clear here is that both contained alcohol, and both were outstanding variations of this classic fruit pie. As with the SoCo pie, the liquor cooks off and just leave behind a subtle flavoring that really enaahnces...

This cheesecake it the epitome of Thanksgiving desserts. It's basically all of your favorite Turkey Day (dessert) flavors rolled into one— a gingersnap-pecan crust, pumpkin white chocolate cream cheese filing, topped with sugared cranberries. If you aren't a big fan of cranberries then those can be omitted (and maybe replaced with cinnamon or...

Bonnie's birthday was a few weeks ago, and the lucky puppy had a great day! The big 3 happened to fall on a day where I didn't have classes and since Dustin is working from home, we were both able to spend all day together with the birthday girl. For Bonnie, a day at home together meant lots of cuddles, a trip to the dog park, leftover steak for...

Dustin went back to Seattle to tie up some loose ends while I stayed in Los Angeles taking care of the pup and getting oriented for school. I really wanted to send Dustin back to Seattle with a treat for our friends, as a thank you for letting him stay with them and also because I thought they needed one last Erin dessert since I don't know the...

These are the last dessert to be produced from my Bellevue kitchen— the place where this blog and my true love of cooking and baking began. I was just starting to bake when we left Houston, but given my free time once we moved, my passion really blossomed. So while I am excited to be living in a new place, I am also feeling nostalgic for...

After all of the cookie madness of the past few days here is some cookie dough love. The only thing possibly better than a cookie is cookie dough. Peanut butter cookies aren't my favorite, but I've already made regular chocolate chip cookie dough truffles, so I thought these would be a fun change, especially with a little white chocolate and...

It's been awhile since I've brought out the Cookie Dough Lover's Cookbook, so I figured it was about time to try another recipe. The easy fudge recipe seemed promising; however, I definitely wanted to spruce it up a bit— with M\&Ms and white chocolate chips in addition to regular ol' chocolate chips called for in the recipe. This is an easy...

I seriously love Peanut Butter and Co.'s White Chocolate Wonderful Peanut Butter. Not only do I love the name, but also the product. Dustin and I have decided that one day when we are ridiculously wealthy we are going to buy a white racing horse and name it White Chocolate Wonderful (and also a riding horse named Peanut Butter like the horse I...

These preserves tastes like the filling of the most delicious peach cobbler you can imagine. The flavor of Southern Comfort is subtle and not overwhelmingly boozy, but gives it a little something extra beyond basic peach preserves— a great combination of Southern flavors. I really enjoyed the strawberry freezer jam from a few weeks back, so I...