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If you had told a younger me that I’d be soaking raw oats in milk overnight and eating them for breakfast the next day, I would’ve laughed in your face. Now that I’m older, overnight oats are an easy, healthy way to meal prep for breakfast. Best of all, you can include whatever toppings you’d …
I am a HUGE marshmallow fan – I can often be found demolishing an entire bag of jet-puffed marshmallows by myself (don’t judge, alright?) and Peeps are one of my favorite treats. Store-bought marshmallows are easy to find (and eat!), but homemade marshmallows are even better and surprisingly easy to make! Definitely worth trying out …
It’s almost summer, which means incorporating more fruity, citrus-y flavors into my bakes! This raspberry lemon loaf is full of flavor and perfect for breakfast, as a snack, or as a dessert to any meal. It’s also super easy to make and great as a gift! What kind of bakes are you trying out this …
Anyone else worried about the current boba shortage? Boba milk tea is one of my absolute FAVORITE things, and with supply apparently running thin, now is the best time to give making boba milk tea at home! This (super simple) recipe is just for regular milk tea, but it also serves as a great base …
I had some bread that had gone a bit stale, and you know what that means, French toast!! I decided to mix it up a bit and try out some French toast sticks, something I haven’t had since I was a kid, and let me tell you, they’re even better than I remember! Super easy …
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors to use in desserts, because the tartness of the lemon really cuts through any buttery base for a perfect marriage. Lemon bars are really easy to make using very few, simple ingredients – and perfect with just a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top!
Holy crepe!!! Those who know me know that I have a huge affinity for crepes – there was a great little shop just outside of my school’s gates in undergrad that I may or may not have exhausted multiple punch card membership rewards at. They’re really easy to make at home for breakfast or dessert …
He sells seashells by the sea shore! Decided to try out everyone’s favorite seashell-shaped cake, the madeleine! These are surprisingly really easy to bake with a madeleine pan and simple genoise cake batter. What I love about them is that they’re a small, perfectly-sized dessert that’ll satiate your sweet tooth without making you feel guilty …
Did you really experience quarantine if you didn’t make banana bread? I’m a little late to the train, because it seems like everyone and their mothers made banana bread during the pandemic! It’s so easy to make and a proven crowd-pleaser, and with really few, simple ingredients. Just make sure you use bananas that are …
I like big babkas and I cannot lie! These layers on layers have me drooling and my kitchen smells amazing after baking up some chocolate babka! I feel like this was a common quarantine recipe, and a lot of people were using ingredients like chocolate, raspberry, and walnut for their babka. This is actually the …