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Pina Colada Muffins

When I about 11 or 12, I spent a summer at the CalAlta Figure Skating Club in Calgary. Loved the rink, had a really nice coach… … but the rink and the coach aren’t what inspired this blog entry. It was the giant muffins that they sold there. I’m pretty sure they were from Costco.. [...]

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MasterChef Guest Post – Carrie Peterson’s Whoopie Pies

Today’s guest blog entry is from one of the closest friends I made from the whole MasterChef ordeal ADVENTURE – Carrie Landry Peterson. In LA, she and Carrie Stevens shared the room next to mine. During our downtime, Carrie and I would hang out – Boozy disposable coffee cups in hand – and swap conspiracy [...]

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Cardamom Pear Streusel Muffins

So, we’re having a bonus FRIDAY post today, by popular demand. You see, I made muffins last Sunday… first time in a few years! Between having to go off gluten for a couple years, not having a kitchen (tornado!) for much of that time, etc? Muffins weren’t on my priority list. We had a handful [...]

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Gluten Free Chai Doughnut/Donut Holes Recipe

So…. it took a while, but I think I’m finally starting to get the hang of this whole “living without gluten” nonsense. This weekend, we held our annual “St Pi-trick’s Day” party. We combined my husband’s favorite day (Pi Day), with mine – St Patrick’s Day. The entire menu consists of foods that are either [...]

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