When we were little, our parents used to take us to weekend brunch at a fabulous place called The Nut Tree in Vacaville, California. If you have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, or parts east of the bay, you probably know about it. …
We recently had the pleasure of sampling a burnt almond cake. They seem to be everywhere right now and are apparently a riff on a cake that originated in San Jose, in the Bay Area. While we enjoyed the cake, we felt we could improve …
We may sound like a broken record around this time every year. Blood oranges. We have so many blood oranges! The season is short, though, so we have to make the most of it 😉 This time we are sharing something a little different with …
If you are ever in St. Helena, a quaint town in the heart of the Napa Valley, you must visit The Model Bakery . It is hands down our favorite bakery.  They not only make excellent Almond Macaroons , as we previously shared with you, …
Is it really already the second week of December? It’s time to bake holiday cookies! Something to brighten our days and satisfy our longing for tradition. The holidays look a little different this year. Baking brings us joy and we want to share it with …
Have you gotten on the sourdough starter bandwagon this year? We have and are loving baking all the breads. Truth be told, we don’t like to throw away our discard sourdough starter and have been looking for ways to use it up. Our Sourdough Discard …
Ahhh…fall has finally arrived in our area. The nights are finally cold and the days are crisp. Fall is apple season for us and one of our all-time favorite treats are Apple Donuts. In years past, we have made the trek up to Apple Hill …
We made these Peanut Brittle Cookies after one of our best friends Garrett messaged us a recipe from See’s Candies for Peanut Brittle Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies. We already have a favorite peanut butter cookie recipe courtesy of Smitten Kitchen. We decided to make some …
Our original idea for Cornbread with Bacon was inspired from a visit to a brewery in Bend, Oregon several summers ago. We cannot for the life of us remember the name of the brewery, but the cornbread was utterly unforgettable. It came to the table …
Bit O’Chocolate Bars take us back to when we were kids and mom would make us all kinds of sweet treats for our school lunches. If you’re as old as we are, you’ll remember the little Pillsbury recipe books they sold at the grocery store …