Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Simple Syrups are easy to make and they can add a lot of flavor to recipes. Below some of my favorites! Honey-Thyme I have use this on sweet potato pancakes and mixed with whiskey on the rocks. Get the recipe here. Blueberry-Lavender I have used this syrup in fresh-squeezed lemonade, on meringues, and it can
If your house is anything like mine, in the fall you buy a lot of apples: they are in season and go into delicious pies and cobblers. But what about those apples that don’t get eaten and made into pies, what to do with them? Don’t throw them out! Instead turn them into fresh apple
I have not had time to come up with a new recipe for you all and I have some big news coming soon! In the mean time, enjoy this Bourbon-Pecan Upside-Down Cake! Get the recipe here! What is your favorite fall treat? Let me know in the comments! Have a great Friday and a fantastic weekend!
Earlier this year Keltin and I made camp donuts at home on the stove. They turned out great and it was a ton of fun so on this last camping trip we decided to try making them over the fire. This batch we coated in cinnamon-sugar but you can also use powdered sugar. We paired
I discovered something new to experiment with in the kitchen thanks to Hill Country Lavender out of Wimberley, TX and their Buzzed Butterfly cocktail: Butterfly Pea Flower Tea. This tea is made of blue flowers that are typically collected in Asian countries. The tea has an earthy flavor and is not my favorite. The best
Most of the compound butter that I made is savory, mean to bring dinner to another level. Well this week I decided that breakfast needed to be upgraded with orange-honey butter. I even went another step and made my own butter. I wanted this butter because I’d made scones and had extra heavy cream that
This stop on the road trip wasn’t actually in Kansas but in Oklahoma. We stopped at Pops in Arcadia, Oklahoma off of Route 66. If you can imagine a soda flavor, they have it. Keltin and I aren’t big soda drinkers but we couldn’t resist creating our own six pack of interesting flavors. At night
It’s starting to get cool here in Texas and that means it’s time for pumpkin stuff! I don’t buy all the pumpkin spice things but I do like to make some. This recipe calls for pumpkin purée which is admittedly fairly easy to find at the store this time of year. However, if you like
I had been wanting to do a charcuterie board for a while as a fun date night for Keltin and I. Creating art before devouring it while watching a movie. We wanted to build our board right though and thus went to YouTube for help. We watched a few videos but my favorite is the
I was so excited this spring to plant squash plants and I, sadly, managed to kill my squash plant. However, before that I got to make at least one batch of fried squash blossoms and we did get a couple of squash. I have wanted to make these since I found out that squash blossoms
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