Edible Holiday Gifts: Cookies in a Jar with Home-Made Vanilla Extract

Edible Christmas Gifts

The holiday season is officially upon us, and I  must admit that I love getting in the festive spirit!  Each year I ty to create a theme for my blog that is fitting for the season and this year is no different.  This year I will be celebrating the spirit of giving in true Kate’s [...]

Seasonal Recipe: Zucchini Muffins

Zucchini Muffins

We all get to a point in a season when we start to run out of steam with a veggie or fruit, and find ourselves thinking,  “What else can I possibly make with this?”  This seems to happen more often than not with the wonderful humble zucchini and when it does, I start baking!  Zucchini [...]

Seasonal Recipe: Fava Bean Crab Dip

Fava Bean Crab Dip

This recipe is so completely random I am not even sure where to begin.  I mean seriously, fava bean crab dip?  Did I really make this?  The answer is yes and it is incredibly flavorful and scrumptious.  And yes, I did just use the word scrumptious. First things first, what in the world is a [...]

Oatmeal Cranberry Cupcake with Maple Glaze

Cranberry Oatmeal Cupcakes

Well my Christmas baking extravaganza is slowly coming to a close and I really wanted to go out on a high note.  When I came up with this idea a couple of months ago I knew it would be hard to pick which Christmas cookies I wanted to transform into cupcakes, but this last cupcake [...]

Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

Well my endeavor to create cupcakes from classic Christmas cookies continues and I must admit that I was most excited about creating a recipe for today’s cupcake. I have come to love peppermint chocolate cookies around Christmas and the idea of a cupcake equivalent was almost too much excitement for this little foodie. Plus, it [...]

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Frosting

I must admit that gingerbread cookies are not one of my favorite holiday indulgences, but it seemed wrong not to attempt a gingerbread cupcake. All I have to say is that I am so glad I did! In the end, this proved to be one of my absolute favorites. I’m not sure if it was [...]

Sugar Cookie Cupcakes with Royal Icing

Sugar Cookie Cupcake with Royal Icing

Who doesn’t love the simple sugar cookie around the holidays?  I know many of us have fond memories of decorating the cookies as a family, while others may just remember sampling too much batter (I definitely fall into the latter category…)  I knew when undertaking my cookie-cupcake endeavor that my efforts would not be complete [...]

Peanut Butter Blossom Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache

Peanut Butter Blossom Cupcake with Chocolate Ganache

All year long I focus on cooking with all natural ingredients, local fruits and vegetables, and relatively healthy fare. Then dessert rolls around and my scruples seem to go flying out the window. The fact of the matter is that I am a sucker for baking. I was in the kitchen baking cookies and brownies [...]

Walnut Cupcakes with Praline Frosting

I collect cookbooks and have enough magazine recipe tears to start a small bonfire. Hazard of the job I suppose, but they really come in handy when I get an itch to bake and want to try something new. If food could whisper a season, I think the cupcakes I baked this week would say [...]

Oreo Chocolate Cupcakes

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I thought I would round out my not so very healthy posts as of late with a fairly indulgent dessert: Oreo Chocolate Cupcakes.  For those of you that may follow me on Facebook (here’s a link in case you haven’t given me a “like” yet), you know that I have been on a mission to [...]