October 2014 – Long Distance Baking

By now I think you should all know I have a thing for muffins: banana, peach, strawberry, zucchini…Kelly even made chocolate chunk so it’s safe to say she’s on the muffin train too. I love muffins because they are so quick and easy, with hardly any prep or clean up. Plus, you can switch up flavors and mix-in’s making them extremely versatile. Another win! I wanted a “healthier” muffin, one without chocolate this time. (gasp!) I started with my basic banana muffins, then added some … [Read more…]

The Giants are in the World Series!! The 3rd time in 5 years!! And I went to Game 4! We sure are spoiled as Giants fans 🙂 So in honor of game 6 tonight (watching the game as I write this and trying to keep the tears from spilling on my keyboard…), I decided to make Cinnamon Sugar Almonds. I know what you’re thinking, “Gee, Kelly, that’s really random.” And you’d be right because Cinnamon Sugar Almonds don’t usually evoke memories and thoughts of baseball; people usually think of a hot … [Read more…]

Sometimes you just need chocolate. Rich, dark, ooey-gooey chocolate. With maybe some caramel deliciousness. And nuts. Lots of nuts. I used to be a firm believer in always keeping a box of brownie mix on hand. You never know when that craving will strike! I’m happy to say though, I’ve been converted to an “always from scratch” brownie person, and think you should too. It barely takes any extra time and they taste soooo much better. I had to bake these three times before I was able … [Read more…]

Halloween is in one week. One week! How the heck are we already at Halloween?!? Although I no longer dress up, nothing will top 6th grade when my best friend Lauren and I were a bunch of grapes and blew up purple balloons and pinned them to our clothes, I do appreciate that during the last two weeks of October mini candy bars are of abundance. Hence the need to make Candy Bar Fudge! Again, I’ve made something I normally don’t eat… fudge. But I had the sudden urge to make fudge and I … [Read more…]

It’s funny, but I don’t remember my grandma baking cookies. Like…ever. I remember her making homemade tortillas without a recipe. I remember her teaching me to add sugar to my “healthy” cereals to make them taste better. I remember her house always had nuts and we would have so much fun using the nutcracker to open them. But I do not remember cookies. When I was visiting my family last week my mom asked if I was going to make Grandma’s pumpkin cookies this fall. I looked at her and said … [Read more…]

I love dessert but I don’t usually eat candy. I’ll get Junior Mints at the movies and occasionally I’ll crave a Snicker’s or a Reese’s Fastbreak or just a plain Reese’s. But if I had to choose one candy to snack on, I’d choose M&Ms. So when I as at Hobby Lobby the other day on my lunch break, a bad habit that is affecting my paycheck, I saw these harvest colored M&Ms and couldn’t resist buying them. They also happen to sort of be USC colors so they’re perfect for game … [Read more…]

Guyyyssss. I’m confused on my seasons. Yes, I L.O.V.E. Fall. Clearly, it’s been all pumpkin everything over here lately. Yet now, I’m bringing you pesto. I don’t know about where you guys live, but we’ve been having a gorgeous fall here in Boise! I just roasted my peppers, I made more crockpot tomato sauce with the last of my tomatoes, and finished harvesting all the basil. What to do with alllll the basil… Ok ok fiiiinneee. Not all the basil was mine. I went to my parents and my … [Read more…]

Guys, I met Brekin Meyer last night. Like actually met him as in shook his hand and talked to him. I didn’t think I would be so excited but after my friend almost ran him over in the parking garage of the movie theater, I was so excited that it was actually him. And that’s not all, I sat right behind Jason Statham and his girlfriend during the movie. I literally sat right behind him as in I could have reached out and touched his head. And turns out his model girlfriend eats milk duds… so if a … [Read more…]

“She likes whiskey with her water”. “Every time you kiss me it’s like sunshine and whiskey”. “We could straight up blame it on the whiskey”. “She’s my little whiskey girl”. Not to brag…but pretty sure all of those country songs were written with me in mind. My name is Stephanie. And whiskey is my fav (insert sassy brunette emoticon here). Now I’m not a whiskey expert by any means. I’ve never done a whiskey tasting and I couldn’t describe the subtle differences between kinds, but I know … [Read more…]

Yesterday was Long Distance Baking’s 1st Blogiversary!! We can’t believe that we have been blogging for a year now and can’t wait to try out some new recipes in year 2! Below are some of our popular posts from our first year: Most Commented Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Cinnamon Ice Cream Chocolate Espresso Macaroons Most Viewed Dark Chocolate Orange Cupcakes American Flag No Bake Cheesecake Bars Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Loaded   First … [Read more…]