On the request of my cousin (and for my own memory’s sake), I’ve decided to share the birth story of our first baby, a baby girl. Hopefully I can do a good job of writing it. ________________ On July 12, my sister and her family were in town for a visit, due to leave the […]
Well, it’s taken me a while to post this, but better late than never, right? Almost exactly a month ago, we welcomed our little baby girl in this world! Faith Yvette Krasinkiewicz was born on July 13 at 8:58pm, weighing 6 lbs 9 oz, and measuring 20 inches long. She is beautiful, and her sweet […]
Hey guys! It’s me again, with another winner for your recipe collection! My Aunt Anita, or “Tante ‘Nita” as we call her (who is an amazing cook/baker), gave this recipe to my mom years ago. And, well, I’ve learned that any recipe you find in my mom’s house that has “Tante ‘Nita” written on it […]
This is my classic, go-to, easy vanilla buttercream recipe. I have used this for thousands of cupcakes and many many many (did I say many?) cakes! Rather than making this and then photographing one set of cupcakes to go with this post, I just hunted through my years of cake decorating photos to showcase a […]
I came up with this recipe during the beginning of my sourdough journey because I just couldn’t bring myself to throw away my excess starter. After all, I paid for those ingredients! Also, I was tired of waiting for my sourdough starter to come to life… I just wanted to make bread! I know there […]
I recently had a day where all I wanted was a warm, chewy chocolate chip cookie with crispy edges. And, well, my usual chocolate chip cookie recipe just wasn’t the right thing (I typically make the thick, soft, yet somewhat-dense cookie). Anyway, I set to work figuring out how to make a cookie that would […]
Here’s a little bit of cuteness for your Saturday, just before Easter! I realize that this is the kind of thing people post about because someone paid them to do it, but that’s not the case with me today; I just love these mugs so much, I had to write about them! A few weeks […]
Have you ever wanted to start a blog? And not just a cooking blog – I mean, a blog of any kind? Blogging takes all forms and personalities, like the people who write them. There are many “Successful” blogs out there– and no two of them are the same! For a while, I wanted to […]
Hey guys! So earlier this week? I think? I can’t remember anymore… time is all meshing into a blur. Regardless, I think it was earlier this week or last week at some point… I made some cinnamon rolls and shared a picture of them in my story on Instagram. Annnd… shortly thereafter I had 3 […]
Hey everyone! I had written this post up about a week or so ago, announcing the soon opening of my family’s new business location, a small bakery/cafe called the Thomson Baking Company! And then, this morning, I received my own update (as perhaps some of you did), that my blog was announcing the opening of […]
