Red Velvet Cupcakes

by Kristianne // 04.27.2012 // 2 Comments

Happy Friday everyone! Any plans for the weekend? Last night Fabi and I went to Macy’s to do our wedding registry, and it was so much fun. We thought we would be done with everything in an hour, but it... Continue reading →

Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting

by Kristianne // 04.27.2012 // 5 Comments

This easy homemade cream cheese frosting recipe goes great with pumpkin bread, red velvet cupcakes, soft sugar cookies, and so much more. It is one of the less sweet frostings and has a rich cream cheese flavor, so if you... Continue reading →

Mango Banana Smoothie

by Kristianne // 04.26.2012 // 4 Comments

After a long day at school today, I got home and realized I didn’t have any fruit all day…in fact, all I had was sweets since my class had a bake sale fundraiser this morning. I recently discovered these mango... Continue reading →

Herb & Cheese Focaccia

by Kristianne // 04.24.2012 // No Comments

My wedding invitations came today! I can’t wait to send them out, but I have to wait another month. I will probably need that much time to address them all (I am handwriting everything out). In the meantime, I have... Continue reading →

Crêpes de Paris

by Kristianne // 04.22.2012 // 2 Comments

Once again it is my favorite day of the week, SUNDAY! I did all of my weekly cleaning last night, so today my plans are to study a little and hopefully go on a bike tour with Fabi across the... Continue reading →

Vegetable Tian

by Kristianne // 04.17.2012 // 17 Comments

Recently, I have been trying to go more vegetarian with my diet (see my blurb on animal cruelty in the “resources” section). This Vegetable Tian recipe is a wonderful vegetarian dish and it is very flavorful. It has zucchini, tomatoes,... Continue reading →

Whole Wheat Zucchini Muffins

by Kristianne // 04.15.2012 // 5 Comments

Happy Sunday, everyone! Don’t you just LOVE Sundays? You can lounge around in your pjs until noon and spend the whole day in the kitchen baking (or maybe thats just me) 🙂 I have to admit, I have NEVER tried... Continue reading →

Strawberry Glaze

by Kristianne // 04.14.2012 // 6 Comments

This strawberry glaze recipe is made from scratch with fresh strawberries. It makes a great topping for pancakes, waffles, or angel food cake. I used my handy Kitchen Aid mini food processor to purée the strawberries. If you don’t already... Continue reading →

Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes

by Kristianne // 04.14.2012 // 53 Comments

Don’t get me wrong-cupcakes made from store-bought cake mix are pretty darn delicious! But almost every boxed cake mix has hydrogenated oils and other unhealthy ingredients to help shelf life, etc. I never thought baking a cupcakes from scratch was... Continue reading →

Angel Food Cake

by Kristianne // 04.13.2012 // 5 Comments

The other night we were invited to a dinner party and I offered to bring a dessert. Ohh the choices! I went back and forth between trying out new cookies [what if they turned out awful?], making cupcakes [too messy... Continue reading →