Last week I decided to go home. Now, usually I consider Boise home. I’ve lived here going on 8 years. My friends are here, my job is here…I readily claim this city as my own. But every now and then, I still get homesick. For my real home. For the town I grew up in and […]

If you haven’t noticed, we have quite the ice cream obsession around here. But can you blame us?! It’s summer! And ice cream is delicious. When I was growing up we got to have “treat” each night before bed. It could be anything: cookies and milk, a popsicle, a piece of pie. Mine was always […]

“Embrace the current season of your life.” -Gabrielle Blair February 2014 is almost over… what?!? I feel like it was just Halloween and now you can see St. Patrick’s Day decorations all over the grocery store! This year is flying by, of course every year seems to fly as you get older. I tend to […]

Let me start out with a confession: I originally only made these brownies because I had leftover caramel and pretzels from the Everything Cookie Bars. But, they resulted in the best brownies I have ever made! Now, there is a time and place for a boxed brownie mix. I can admit that. However this is not that […]

I love lemon desserts. Lemon bars. Lemon cake. Lemon ice cream (specifically the Lemon Cookie ice cream by Three Twins… AMAZING!). Seriously, give me any lemon dessert and I’ll eat it. I haven’t quite decided if this is a blessing or a curse… So I’m just going to embrace it! And present you with these- […]

Strawberry season is here! Is anyone else as excited as I am?? I have so many strawberry desserts I want to make! Sorbet, pies, jam, freeze them for smoothies (aka margaritas)…the possibilities are really endless. Have you noticed how they strategically place things at the grocery store? Like how right next to the strawberries are […]

Long Distance Baking is so excited to be participating in the Spiked Recipe Challenge hosted by This Gal Cooks and Frugal Foodie Mama! Our first blogging challenge! The challenge requires that our recipe must feature the beverage of choice and cannot be a drink. So what’s this beverage of choice, you ask? It’s Lemon Liquor! […]

Is anyone else addicted to Pinterest? You’d think after all this time the novelty would have worn off…nope! I can still can spend hours just browsing. It has so many fun and clever and cute ideas for baking! There are pins and pins of gorgeous, creative treats. But when I want a simple, basic, traditional […]

Now I know for some, the title of this post will turn you away. That’s ok, I understand. It probably would have turned me away too but I have good reason for a gluten free post… My dad’s birthday! Last year my dad drastically changed his diet and one of these changes included limiting his gluten-intake. […]

Happy Cupcake Week! Today’s cupcake is a yummy Cookies and Cream cupcake w/chocolate frosting because who doesn’t love Oreos and chocolate?!?! My family is full of choco-holics so I knew I would need to bake at least one batch of cupcakes involving chocolate but I wanted to spice it up a bit. Chocolate cupcakes just […]

Well I guess Stephanie and I are both in a lemon and fruit mood. Steph posted the most amazing Fresh Lemon Strawberry Muffins on Monday and today I bring you Blueberry Scones with a Lemon Glaze. If you couldn’t tell, we are both looking forward to warmer, spring-ier weather! I’ve tried make scones twice before […]

We had a bag of Peanut M&Ms lying around so naturally I had to make cookies. Also, I didn’t want to devour the entire bag of M&Ms while watching Bachelor in Paradise. Because let’s be honest for a moment, that definitely would have happened. Speaking of Bachelor in Paradise, have you been watching?!? It’s definitely […]

Bananas are one of my favorite fruits and a staple in our house. I eat them all the time and particularly love them with a frozen waffle and peanut butter… you should definitely try it! When Steph and I were in Portland a year and a half ago (you can read about it here and here […]

It’s  been two years since we started Long Distance Baking and what a ride it’s been! Thank you for following along with us and here’s to the next two years! Below are the top 5 recipe posts from the past two years: First Post: Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Classic Most Recent: Strawberry Freezer Jam Top […]