Learn how to make a mocha latte (AKA cafe mocha) in the comfort of your own home with my homemade easy recipe! I don’t remember the first time I tasted a mocha. It was probably at a Starbucks or Caribou Coffee when I was 18 or so. In general I am nonplussed about most…
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Organic Pumpkin Spice Coffee Syrup
Fall is absolutely my favorite of all the seasons. If Christmas were a season, I guess I’d choose that. But winter is far too long here in northern Minnesota for me. 3 months of beautiful snowy landscapes would be lovely. 5 is a bit ridiculous. So autumn it is. To describe the feeling that fall…
Mock Devonshire (Clotted) Cream
When I was a teen, my sisters and friends and I were OBSESSED with tea parties. Now, if you read up about English teas, you come to realize that Devonshire (clotted) cream is a staple. But here in ‘Merica it’s not so easy to procure, and it’s VERY expensive. Thankfully, my eldest sister found a…
Roasted Butternut Squash and Garlic Soup
I have been planning to make this soup for about a month. You see, some squash are at their best if you let them “cure” for a while after they are harvested. So I waited patiently for the optimal flavor/texture to develop. And last week I finally cut into my precious butternut squash. You see,…
Creamy Leek, Asparagus, and Bacon Tagliatelle
Writing definitely does not come easily to me. Sometimes it is SO difficult for me to write up a recipe. I’ll have my photos all edited and inserted into the post, only to have them sit in a draft for days because I cannot think of how to begin. I’ve struggled with this for over…
Easiest Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
The other night, my family invited my sister’s and my family over for a breakfast supper to enjoy their freshly-boiled maple syrup. My sister called me up and said, “I’ll make the apple crisp if you make the ice cream.” Deal. Now, in a situation like this, when you’re required to make ice cream in…
Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
This post originally appeared on Cooking for Seven on April 9, 2012. Carrot cake is one of my favorite cakes and maple cream cheese is the best frosting, so I’m re-posting it here. Enjoy! Super-sweet cakes are definitely not my cup of tea. Ever since I was a little girl I have disliked overly sugary…
Homemade Chocolate Pudding
This homemade chocolate pudding recipe is easy to make, and SO much better than those packets of instant pudding you can buy. Pudding is just one of those things that’s best when homemade. In fact, I can’t stand store-bought pudding. Even when I was a little girl, those pudding cups that come in plastic containers…
Buttermilk Oatmeal Bread
This Buttermilk Oatmeal Bread is soft, a little bit sweet, and a little bit sour. Perfect for toasting! Since I don’t own a stand mixer (we’re working on that), I often avoid making bread that requires kneading. Instead, I opt for a no-knead bread, which is quite good, but sometimes you just need a slice…
Sparkling Strawberry Jasmine Green Tea
This Sparkling Strawberry Jasmine Green Tea is a refreshing spring or summer drink. So. Our house flooded. At six thirty in the morning we heard Grandpa calling from upstairs (we live in the basement apartment of Reuben’s grandparents’ house). At first we thought one of them had fallen down, but…
