One of the things that I’m quickly discovering about the cookbook writing and recipe development process for Weeknight Baking is that the simplest, most classic recipes are often the most tricky. Developing a shortbread cookie recipe gave me a whale of a time; as did boxed mix brownies. But black sesame sugar snickerdoodles and birthday […]
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blood orange cake donuts
A few years ago, I realized that I’d told the same story about Valentine’s Day almost every year since blogging. I won’t go into much detail about it in this post (especially since you can read all about it in my posts from 2014 and 2015), but it was a story about how in seventh grade, […]
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lemon, black tea, and vanilla bundt cake
This post was done in partnership with Pure Leaf, who sponsored this recipe by providing the tea in this recipe and the compensation to make this post happen. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own, and thank you for supporting Hummingbird High and my awesome sponsors! It rains a lot in Portland. This […]
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Matcha Cream Fruit Tart
This post was done in partnership with Pure Leaf, who sponsored this recipe by providing compensation and the tea that I use in this recipe. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own, and thank you for supporting Hummingbird High and my awesome sponsors! The last few days weeks months have been absolutely crazy […]
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rhubarb mini pot pies
Currently as I write this, I am in Portugal on a train from Porto to Lisbon! The sun is shining, and I am halfway through several books on my Kindle. Erlend is sitting next to me eating Portuguese passionfruits, all of which are incredibly sweet and not at all tart like the passionfruits you get […]
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sparkling cucumber basil lemonade
Lemonade. That’s how I knew Lily and I were cut from the same cloth. No, not this recipe. But Beyoncé. That Lemonade. Let me backtrack — I don’t remember when or how Lily came into my life. But it made sense. We share the same circle of friends and have even lived in the same […]
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