Blueberry Orange Almond Brown Butter Muffins

  These muffins may or may not look quite familiar to you.  For those who have been reading here for more than a a month, you can attest to the fact that I'm clogging your Sundays with endless amounts of Joy the Baker food, as I'm a very active participant in the facebook group, Sundays with Joy.

  The first thing I made as a member of the group was this muffin recipe (Yes, Sundays with Joy members, I still haven't made the Oatmeal Raspberry Ginger Scones!  Some administrator I am, missing in action during the very first week.).  These guys look an awful lot like those muffins, don't they?

Baked Nutella Doughnuts, and a Guest Post!

  Soooo, guess who's doing yet another guest post?

  I'm slowing down now, really!

  This one has been in the making for quite some time, and I'm way excited to share these amazing doughnuts with you!  They're seriously one of the favorite things I've made thus far in life.

  I discovered Lizzy from Your Cup of Cake a few weeks ago, and man, can that girl make a cupcake!  Her site is just lovely.  I went on her facebook page to tell her so, and she soon replied with many thanks and told me that she thought my pictures were beautiful!  This was followed by an offer to guest post on her site.

  My response?  Duh!

  So go there now, get your hands (er...eyes?) on these doughnuts, and surf some of her other awesome recipes!

Raspberry Lemon Ginger Granita with Lemon Cream

  You know what's cool?  When you type "Indigo Scones" into Pinterest's searchbar and a bunch of pins that you didn't start yourself show up.

  Or when you Google "Indigo Scones" and your blog is in the top results.

  When you realize that not only are people noticing you, they're saying some very nice things.

Parmesan Ciabatta

  Is it just me, or does the phrase "I trust you" seem to be dying out?  I don't mean that trust itself is dying, I mean our ability to say that we trust.

  I'm not talking about looking deeply into somebody's eyes and muttering it while you hand over your heart or whatever, I mean more everyday occurrences.

Raspberry Lemon Cream Cheese Whoopie Pies

  Hello lovely people!

  I'm excited to say that I'm guest posting on my friend Tiffany's blog today, A Clove of Garlic, A Pinch of Salt!  Tiffany is a sweet lady that I've just recently gotten to know, and you should definitely check out her blog, and not just because I'm there today!  Her posts always make me smile, and her photography can be described in two words: warm and inviting.

  Check out the whoopie pies I whipped up especially for the occasion!  See you there.
 

Bacon Zucchini Potato Pancakes

  A challenge, I like a challenge.  Generally, if I'm scared of doing something, it means that I should just do it.

  You know that adrenaline charge you get when you finally do that thing that once scared the crap out of you?  Yeah, it's good.  However, if that thing is really life-threatening, or involves zucchini, it's a no-go.

Get Your Ice Cream On

  Hi.  So I've been on the computer a lot.  And when I'm not on there, I'm in the kitchen.  Also, I've been writing guest posts for people.  So when I do bake stuff...it gets e-mailed off.  Don't worry, I'll let you know when and where they come up!  There are recipes you won't want to miss.

  P.S. On a more pancake-related note, my Brown Butter Dutch Baby was featured on Yummly!  You should really check out the other posts there, I'm kinda sorta lusting after the Caramel Apple Cloud Pancake.

  In the meantime, I hope you've been celebrating National Ice Cream Month in true form!  And if you had no idea that this was National Ice Cream Month...well that's what I'm here for.

Chocolate-Covered Toasted Coconut Macaroon Ice Cream

  Here's a challenge, I've got 15 days to learn how to cope without gluten.  No, I'm not intolerant (thank heavens), but guess who's got another catering job?  This girl.  I'm smacking post-its on the desk, creating my own business cards (say whaaat?), researching flour, desperately pinning any gluten-less appetizer ideas, trying to keep up with the dishes and food that my ill mother isn't able to deal with, and shoveling s'mores brownies into my face.

  And yet, I find time for Sundays with Joy, and this blog.  I even put a creative-ish twist on this week's recipe.

  I guess that means I like you guys or something.

  And I do like you, I really do!  But, I did majorly procrastinate on this assignment until like two days ago.  My sainted father stopped at an Asian grocery store to pick up my coconut milk, and I blame the heat and disorderliness of trying text grocery lists for his forgetting the coconut oil.


  So, there was no homemade coconut magic shell for my ice cream.  Boo.  But, the ice cream itself quite made up for the lack of it.

Family Vacation

  I mentioned the fact that I was on vacation last weekend, and I thought it only fair that I share a bit of it with you!  We went way north to stay in an adorable cottage right by Lake Superior. 

Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream

  So, I have a weird history with Swiss Meringue Buttercream.

  Don't get me wrong, we've gotten along alright.  It's just...we've gotten along almost too well.  I'm just waiting for something to go wrong every time I make it.

Chocolate Cherry Nutella Fudge Pops

  Sometimes those healthy, fruit-y things that pass as popsicles just don't cut it.

  Sometimes you want chocolate-dipped cones, ice cream sandwiches, rocket pops, push-up pops, frozen Snickers, and whatever else you can lay your greedy hands on.