Honey Vanilla Marshmallows Dusted in Sugar and Coconut

Kemal and I both love marshmallows, and if you’ve never made your own before, I strongly urge you to do so. First of all, they’re extremely easy to make. The hardest part of the whole process is waiting for them to harden and set up.

Secondly, it doesn’t involve an oven, so even if it’s 100 … [read more]

White Grape Lavender Lemonade

Today it got up to 107 degrees, and on a hot day like this, we need a lot of liquids to keep from getting dehydrated. We drink lots of water, but sometimes juice and/or lemonade sure does hit the spot. This afternoon I made a white grape lavender lemonade that was incredibly delicious and refreshing.

The … [read more]

Homemade Honey Graham Crackers

I adore graham crackers. I love ‘em plain, dunked into a glass of milk, covered with butter, or as a pie crust. Smores are pretty awesome too! Anyway, this afternoon after we got back from the pool I made some. They’re incredibly easy and totally awesome!!! Yum Yum!!!!

Homemade Honey Graham Crackers

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Honey Citrus Cheesecake

Last night I made Vesna’s blueberry cheesecake for a really sweet girl at work who requested this cake for her 20th birthday.

After I made the blueberry cheesecake for her, I decided to make a cheesecake for me and Kemal, but I made the crust a little different. Kemal isn’t crazy about graham cracker crusts, so … [read more]

Honey Cinnamon Rolls

I tried raw honey for the first time last week and fell in love. It’s so creamy, and the taste is exquisite! It’s so good I can eat it just from the spoon, but I also enjoy it on bread. I wanted to make something sweet that featured raw honey and decided to make my … [read more]

Honey Soaked Lemon Cake

I’ve been dreaming about making lemon cakes for almost two weeks now. While it’s normal for me to dream about cooking and baking, I don’t usually dream about making the same thing every night for a two week period.

Yesterday, Kemal bought me a cake pan mold which makes little individual torte-shaped cakes like … [read more]

No Rise-No Knead Honey Oatmeal Bread

If you ever need to bake a loaf of bread in a hurry because guests are coming over unexpectedly or you’ve been invited on the spur-of-the-moment to someone’s home for dinner and want to contribute a loaf of bread to meal, this no rise-no knead honey oatmeal bread is the perfect choice.

Most of the ingredients … [read more]

Lavender-Honey Yogurt Rolls using a Cool Rise Method

There are so many wonderful bread recipes to try, and I’m always excited to make a new bread. After browsing around at Baking Bites, I decided I wanted to try one of the bread recipes posted there.

Since I just love the flavor that yogurt gives bread, I decided to try Nicole’s Soft Yogurt Sandwich Rolls. … [read more]