A (semi-ridiculous) homemade croissant phototutorial and a challenge for YOU!

French toast bowls stuffed with sweet cream cheese filling and topped with blueberries.

Honeybun Cake with Caramel Sauce (& a box mix vs. homemade cake comparison)

Gulab Jamun with Caramelized Bananas and an Indian Buffet Love Story. Project Food Blog Challenge #2.

Caramel Apple, Jam-Filled Powdered Sugar, and Chocolate Sprinkle Donut Muffins — and a plea to vote for me in Project Food Blog!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss Cheesecake with a Nutter Butter crust — and my entry for Project Food Blog.

Bittersweet Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies and notes on hard times.

Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles: made from a dollar store popsicle mold in the dog days of summer.

Imperfect Pink Ice Petit Fours

Ina Garten’s Drenched Lemon Loaf Cake and a dry trip to Raffaldini Vineyards

Wacky Candy Cupcakes: Ferrero Rocher and Reese’s Cup versions!

“A Chronicle of My Kitchen Failures,” including imploding cupcakes and a coconut cake that looks like an escaped convict.

A late summer treat: Strawberry Sour Cream Pie.

Black and White Croquembouche — fancy and elegant, but easier than it looks!

A scone revelation, plus a dreamy recipe.

Pluffy, angelic cloud cake — with a cherry-rific surprise inside!

Homemade buttery croissants and pains au chocolat — and a challenge. Will you commit to croissant?

Chocolate Pavlovas filled with Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse and drizzled with Mascarpone Cream.

Slather this Blueberry Walnut Bread with butter or serve it with a splash of cool cream for the perfect summer breakfast.

Lemon Triumph Cake–buttery yellow cake, bright cloudlike lemon mousse, fluffy Swiss buttercream, and a surprise inside!

A letter to my little brother on his graduation, a blackmail-worthy video of my sister, and CARAMEL FUDGE BROWNIE CHEESECAKE.

20 reasons I love my boyfriend AND the most indulgent dessert you’ve ever had: Coffee Cookie Dough Fudge Cheesecake.

Caramel Cream Croquembouche: a fancy party dessert, a comeback to snarky Facebook comments, and an adventure all in one!

Fresh Lemon Raspberry Cake: moist, delicious cake sandwiches luxurious raspberry curd.