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Vegan Coconut Lime Ice Cream Pie

Posted on June 23, 2016

Let’s challenge ourselves. Let’s move beyond what we know we can do and into something we’re not sure of. Let’s leave it all on the field, balls to the wall, and just go for it. I’m talkingVegan.Ice cream.Pie.Not interested? Well, initially I wasn’t either. But tempted by a recipe contest on Food52, I decided to try my hand at making a dairy free frozen dessert.What started as an idea became an obsession, and I will tell you that I am now a believer in dairy-free ice cream.To be honest, this was scary for me. I don’t typically like to mess with a good thing and let’s be honest- ice cream from cow’s milk is good. Reeaaal good. But I threw it out there and what I got back after a few misfires was worth the effort. Zesty lime, macerated strawberries, and an extra thick graham cracker crust makes this coconut milk based...

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Berry Almond Streusel Pie

Posted on June 17, 2016

by Kate

Friday, you sweet son of a gun, am I glad to see you or what?!Have you all had some bright spots this week? I really hope so. Over here, the days feel long when they're spent attached to a 5 week old while running after an almost two year old but thank goodness and hallelujah that summer + maternity leave = weekends at the lake. My parents have a little spot on the water at Lake Martin, so during the summer, they spend a couple months in these parts and I have a location for weekend retreats. And, to be clear, by "retreats" I mean no makeup, extra hands to help with chi'rens, and all the grilled chili dogs and burgers my post-natal body can handle. PRAISE!I'm excited to be able to share with you all twice this week. Ever since we talked about pie crust earlier this week, I've been trying...

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Pie Crust

Posted on June 13, 2016

by Kate

Let's get one thing clear. I don't do pie. Or pie crust. Before I moved to Florida, dessert in our house meant one thing: Kone King. Our suburban neighborhood in Upstate New York didn't have much to boast in the way of food but they definitely knew good soft serve ice cream. I can remember begging my parents to take me to Kone King after supper on warm summer evenings (read: any night of the year that they were open) where we would make bets on what the flavor of the day would be. Orange and vanilla swirl with sprinkles for me and black raspberry swirl for my parents. Twenty years later, I still think of Kone King just before I take my first bite of a new frozen treat. Will it measure up? Will this be the bite I've been waiting for? Usually, no, although there have been a few...

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Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls

Posted on June 7, 2016

by Kate

I'm really into the term "Throwback Thursday." For most of us, Throwback Thursday is an opportunity to post 10 year old bikini shots from before we had stretch marks, or the photo from that time we ran into some obscure daytime television star in the airport, but Throwback Thursday can also be used as an opportunity to reminisce on on fun, tasty memories. While I know today is not Thursday, we can totally pretend it is, or, if you'd prefer, we can say today is "Throwback Tuesday." Cool? OK, awesome. Today I'm throwing it back to my early teenage years (mentally wincing). As a now late 20-something, my teenage years were heavily characterized by AOL instant messaging via my dial-up desktop computer, making up dance routines to N'Sync songs in my best friend's bedroom, and trolling the mall for cute boys and a Cinnabon. Thank God, I've since moved on from instant...

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Lemon Almond Poppyseed Bundt Cake

Posted on May 31, 2016

by Kate

We have officially survived one whole week at home with two children under two. I'm thrilled to announce that last Saturday, after a very long feeling 10 days, we were able to bring baby George home from the NICU. Pulling into the driveway with our little guy in the backseat felt surreal, and I was relieved to have my baby home, healthy, and unplugged from all the machines and wires he was connected to during his stay in the hospital. Once home, our first order of business was to introduce George to his big sister, Aimee. I'll be sure to share photos of that exchange later because it was really just so sweet. Aimee has been a dream with George, and while she sometimes has the tendency to love him a little too hard (read: squish/ smother/ trample him in every way possible), her affection for him is an answer to...

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Blueberry Cornbread

Posted on May 25, 2016

by Kate

I know what you're thinking. "Blueberry cornbread? Is that a thing?"As it so happens, blueberry cornbread is officially a thing and I couldn't be happier about it.Cornbread is one of the many things I received an education in when I moved to the South. In my 10+ years here, there have been a number of other learning opportunities and today, I wanted to share a few fun facts about Southern culture. If you're not from the South, my money says you may learn a thing or two, but if you're a born and bred Southerner...

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Lemon Lavender Cookies

Vegan Coconut Lime Ice Cream Pie

Berry Almond Streusel Pie

Pie Crust

Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls

Lemon Almond Poppyseed Bundt Cake

Blueberry Cornbread

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