Warning: Pumpkin Recipes are Coming!
Yep, that’s right. It’s fall, and that means tons and tons of pumpkin recipes are flooding the interwebs… But, in my opinion, you can never have too many recipes to choose from! I spent this weekend...
View ArticleI’ve moved!
Well, this weekend was the big move-in with the boyfriend! Last week involved packing up everything in my apartment to either go to the new apartment, storage, or charity, and this week involves all of...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Me! :)
Yep, today is my birthday. I will officially be 27 at 10:39 PM EST tonight. (OMG, I can’t believe I’m 27 today!) I’ll be celebrating my birthday tonight with the boyfriend in a small celebration, in...
View Article80s Cartoon Cake
I’ve been waiting a few weeks for this post because I’ve been super-busy in between work, moving, and organizing my new apartment. But the apartment is finally coming together, so I’m getting a chance...
View ArticleSpiderman Cake
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked if I could make a cake for her son’s birthday party. There were two requests: dulce de leche filling and Spiderman! After a bit of discussion, we settled on the...
View ArticleCookie-Swap Roundup!
This month, I participated in the 2nd Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. The Swap was organized by two really awesome food bloggers from Love and Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen and raised over...
View ArticleHappy New Year/Chocolate-Espresso Cake
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Sorry to all my follower that I’ve been so far off the radar… Over the last two weeks, I’ve fought off a massive cold/sinus infection thing,...
View ArticleSpent Grain Flour
The boyfriend and I are a tasty couple… I’m a baker, and he’s a homebrewer! In the past, we’ve thrown happy hour events where I’ve paired baked goods with his homebrew. But now I’m going to take it to...
View ArticleOne Year, 100 Posts
Last week, I celebrated two important milestones on Pie with Sparkles: my one-year anniversary and my 100th post! So I thought, while I’m working on unpacking my new apartment (yep, I moved again!), I...
View ArticleFish Fingers & Custard
Happy Fish Fingers & Custard Day!! For those who are not HUGE Doctor Who fans (like me!), Fish Fingers & Custard Day celebrates the anniversary of the Eleventh Doctor (the third Doctor of the...
View ArticleI’m back!
For my friends and regular followers, I’m sure you’ve noticed that I haven’t posted anything new in a while! A few weeks ago, I experienced a pretty decent personal setback that left me reconsidering...
View ArticleGiant Cupcake Wedding Cake!
This weekend, two of my good friends got married in a crazy two-weddings-in-a-day extravaganza! The day started off with an intimate ceremony and reception with family and close friends and then rolled...
View ArticleGrilled Cheese for Dessert?!
Yes, please!! Today’s post is about dessert recipes for grilled cheese! I was inspired by “National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day” last Thursday (April 12th annually!) to combine two of my favorite...
View ArticleMore Grilled Cheese, Please!!
As I stated in Tuesday’s post, I had a lot of fun this week celebrating ”National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day”! I love the opportunity to create something that you wouldn’t normally expect for dessert,...
View ArticleEven More Grilled Cheese!!
Okay, I think I had a little too much fun last week celebrating ”National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day”! After the first two grilled cheese recipes (here and here), I just couldn’t stop… For now, this...
View ArticleChocolate Soup
Cause what goes better with grilled cheese than a nice, warm bowl of soup?! Well, nothing, that I can think of… It’s been a little chilly around here lately (snow in DC in April, what?!), so I decided...
View ArticleChocolate Pizza
A few weekends ago, I decided to try to make homemade mozzarella cheese. One of the blogs I follow (Love and Olive Oil) has been posing a monthly “Kitchen Challenge”, and June’s challenge was for...
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