A lifestyle blog by Christina Bluver
Kolaczki are a delicious cookie with roots in central Europe. I’m not sure if it’s like this anywhere else, but its a big tradition for folks in Chicago to make these with their families during Christmas time so I decided to try these out on my own! They are so easy and simple – the […]
It’s pumpkin season and who doesn’t love a good pumpkin bread!? With Thanksgiving around the corner, I wanted to share my “go to” recipe for pumpkin bread – it comes from the amazing food blogger Jenn Segal who blogs at Once Upon A Chef. Her recipes are fantastic ! As a former chef most of her […]
I tried out another pastry dough recipe and made a Plum Galette that turned out phenomenally. Each time I bake I learn something new so read on to find out what I’ll do differently next time I make this rustic treat! The recipe I used came from Simply Recipes – head on over there for the […]
I made these delicious Apple Rose Mini Pies last weekend and am so thrilled with how they turned out. This was my first time dealing with pastry dough so I was nervous and also skeptical that I could get the beautiful rose shape, but its really easy. Read more to find out my lessons learned […]
Last week was spent visiting family back East and hiking in the Adirondacks and boy did we have fun! I’ve got to gather my thoughts and photos before posting memories from the trip, but in between unpacking, catching up on work, and a friend’s wedding – I fit in some homemaking and baked a delicious […]
Its been a fun and busy summer for Ted and me! This weekend we went camping in Wisconsin with a good group of friends and spent some time outdoors. We didn’t get much sleep and I’m currently covered in bug bites but we had lots of a laughs with the company we were with! On […]