Vanilla Almond Chocolate Chip Layer Cake

Just ask me to bake a cake. See what happens.OR, just tell me your birthday – wait for a delivery.I LOVE baking. I LOVE celebrating others. Food is my love language.And, I became immersed in love, love-giving, and love “making” (don’t read too much into those words) in baking this cake for one of my…

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Candied Coffee Nuts

I’d been hearing about a new little coffee “shop,” or cart or houseĀ for a few months, about how their coffee was something out of the ordinary – extraordinary – if you will. So, on a casual Sunday morning, I lugged myself downtown for a cup a joe. I enjoy my morning cold brew at home…

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Rosemary Lavender Candied Almonds

Texture and crunch are oh, so important in my life. Not just in food, but in all areas of living. Referencing my adoration of apples and my copious consumption, it was once suggested the reasoning to be that I desire and crave the ability and satisfaction of taking “a bite out of life.” Perhaps that…

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