It doesn't get more Midwestern than rhubarb. It is the only thing nearly all of our mothers were able to grow in the backyard despite not having a garden. It grows anywhere and everywhere with no help at all from humans. I grew up with rhubarb bread every single summer, so it felt like a… Continue reading Rhubarb Custard Bars
Tag: dessert
Earl Grey Cake with Honey Buttercream
I haven't moved in 7.5 years. Prior to my last apartment, I had moved every 6-18 months since turning 18 years old. But this last apartment stuck. I moved into it after spending 3 years in New York trying to "find myself," lived there with my then fiance (my now ex-husband), started my blog there,… Continue reading Earl Grey Cake with Honey Buttercream
Blondies
The snow has been out of fucking control here in Minneapolis. We didn't get much snow at all this winter until about 2 weeks ago, at which point it dumped all the snow we should have gotten over the course of 3 months in 2 weeks. On top of that we also had the coldest… Continue reading Blondies
Havreflarn – Swedish Oatmeal Crisps
After more than a year of thinking about it, I finally did an Ancestry DNA test to find out more about my heritage. I've always been told that I'm at least 50% German, because my great great great grandparents immigrated here from Germany. Of course, no one in my family was taking into consideration that… Continue reading Havreflarn – Swedish Oatmeal Crisps
Blueberry French Flan and Snoring
Fun fact: I snore. Not in the cute, soft not-really-snoring kind of way. I SNORE. Like a goddamn freight train. It's loud and weird, and I'm far too cute to be making such noises. T recorded it per my request the other day, and it was legit like listening to an alien. How could that… Continue reading Blueberry French Flan and Snoring
