My Purple Kitchen

It has been well-documented that my favorite thing to do, any day of the week, any hour of the day, is cook. I've become known as the o...

When I was 16 with my first taste of freedom in the form of a driver's license and a car, and heavily influenced by the Food Network (...

I committed at the last minute to bring something for a company bake sale yesterday, knowing I wasn’t going to have much time that evening ...

March always does this to me. The first hint of a warm breeze and I'm overly excited for more permanent warmth. Eventually I will wake ...

 Q: What could be more indulgent than a dessert comprised nearly entirely of heavy cream? A: A dessert comprised nearly entirely of he...

All I did for these was adapt the recipe for pumpkin cream pies into pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. I topped some w...

I caught wind of a possible canned pumpkin shortage through one of the blogs I regularly read, which I shared in passing with Josh at the g...

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me... I'm a bit late as I actually turned 27 six days ago, but this cake was simply too pheno...

While I was at home with my parents, we had a smattering of desserts available any time of the day, mostly attributed to the fact that I co...

I think I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves. For the crust, you will need: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespo...

If you were to ask Alyssa what her favorite beverage is, I'm betting a million to one that she would answer Starbucks' Double Choco...

I found my first Daring Baker's challenge to be...well, challenging. I do realize that's the whole point. I knew what I was getti...

I've been itching to entertain. Since Josh and I had yet to throw a party at our place, when conversations about Alyssa's birthday ...