pumpkin ginger muffins

out for a day at my brother's land. muffins (and a thermos of coffee) to keep me going!

winter

cranberry spice cakes

cranberry upside down cakes

chocolate caramel cake

a fearless woman who loves both chocolate and bugs.

pretty much the best sister-in-law ever.

happy birthday, k! 

pumpkin cupcakes

frightfully delicious pumpkin cakes! 

apple cupcakes with caramel cream cheese frosting

some people have guitar cases.

i have a cupcake caddy.

tiny apple pies

so many of my favorite days are in autumn. 

days when the the golden birch leaves shutter and swirl. 

and the air is sweet and crisp.

it is time for comfort baking.

apple doughnuts

last week i made apple fritters. they didn't make the blog because they were eaten too quickly. 

and because they looked like deep fried hamster bits.

this week i went for doughnuts.

apple love apple

such an adorable apple could only come from an adorable farmer.

i have big plans for these tiny haralsons.

starting with caramel apples.

caramel apple macarons

maybe this is a good time to point out that i am not french. not even close.

green tomato salsa (the official end of gardening season)

october has been beautiful.

with so much late autumn sun that i thought my tomatoes would surely ripen!

apple pie and salted caramel ice cream

minnesota born apples: haralson, beacon, red baron, state fair, honey gold, regent, fireside, keepsake, prairie spy, sweet sixteen, sweetango, frostbite, snowsweet, zestar, and of course the honeycrisp.

why would you need apples from any other state?

sweet potato rolls

this recipe answers two questions:

can i make my favorite potato rolls even better?

and what happens if i leave a sweet potato on the kitchen table overnight?

grandma's rye bread

peanut butter cookies

a good day in music

two pretty fantastic new albums dropped today:
clap your hands say yeahs third album hysterical
and
caroline smith and the good night sleeps little wind


Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Maniac


"Tanktop" - Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps

muffin monday. mmmm....

zucchini (with chocolate chips. plain. and with cranberries)
lemon poppy seed. and ginger peach.

fresh fig tarts with caramel fig sauce

petit peach pies

honey peaches and dilly beans

mpls + cupcakes on a stick

heading south on 35.

anticipating the skyline.

i am in love with the city.

cardamom bread pudding with whiskey caramel sauce

rose hip marmalade

peach pie and butter pecan ice cream

cherry chocolate ice cream and chocolate cookies

many good things come from vermont. this was inspired by two of them.

cucumbers and dill

hummingbird

always been like a hummingbird
and i can't keep still
listen up lover listen up
i never will.

(the weepies)

roasted plum sorbet and rosemary shortbread

rhubarb ginger sorbet and gingersnaps

summer fruit tarts with thyme syrup

cream puffs

these brought me back.

to saturday morning train rides. to the market in vevey. 

'creme vanille' (possibly two of the most important words to learn in french) 

raspberry pie with hot brown sugar ice cream

peach bluberry muffins

lemon tarts with blueberries

raspberry sorbet and lemon thyme crisps

danish, the sequel

buttermilk scones with ginger rhubarb jam

and one thing leads to another...

fireweed has been popping up everywhere.
usually a good indication that blueberries will be ripening soon.
and that hungry bears will be out and about.