Three-Layer Spice Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting
Oh my word. This cake. Homey and rustic and perhaps a bit messy, but absolutely delicious. I wasn’t always a cake person. Cookies, of course. Brownies? Absolutely. Fruity crumbles and crisps? Yes...
View ArticleProvoleta with Merguez Sausage
We’ve been snowed in ALL DAY LONG. We couldn’t have left the house if we tried… Not that we had any interest in trying. The snow is drifted to well over three feet outside… and the wind just stopped...
View ArticleMB’s Spicy Coffee Rub
Perhaps because I have yet to set foot out of the house, where the snow is hip-deep, I am loving this #Snowmaggedon2016, Yesterday was filled with baking and reading and movies and Scrabble and...
View ArticlePulled Barbecue Pork Nachos with Roasted Veggies and Cheese Sauce
These nachos. Forget the sad, gloopy creation you might come across in a local sports bar. If you’re looking for an awesome appetizer to munch on while settling in to watch football this afternoon...
View ArticleApple Cider Old-Fashioneds
My Manion Grandparents – John and Marcella Mary – treasured their cocktail hour. As children, we visited them in Florida a few times a year. Our days were spent slathered in Coppertone, playing “Marco...
View ArticleSpiced Sour Cream Donuts with Maple Glaze
And on the fifth day of being snowed in, I bring you donuts. Really, what could be better with your cup of coffee than these lightly spiced cake donuts covered in a maple glaze? I can’t think of a...
View ArticleChewy Apricot Ginger Cookies
You might have noticed I’m a little ginger-obsessed. Last Christmas, I offered you Bacon Fat Gingersnaps with a hint of Bourbon. No less than three ginger-spiked cakes have graced these pages over the...
View ArticleCoconut Snack Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Oh my word… this amazing coconut snack cake. A breezy little gift from the tropics in our snowy corner of the world. Let me tell you how it came to grace our table this weekend… Have you ever picked...
View ArticleChocolate Cherry Almond Scones
Two years ago, when Bourbon and Brown Sugar was a bouncing baby blog, I posted a somewhat long rambling post about a visit to Naples Florida, and way down at the bottom, I threw in a recipe for my...
View ArticleSmoky Bacon Meatballs with Arrabbiata Sauce
I spend a lot of time on airplanes. I always have. And I kinda love to fly. I love starting the day in one part of the country, and ending the day in another. I love going to sleep on a plane and...
View ArticleSpeculoos Apple Crisp
Our favorite restaurant in DC is a tiny Belgian jewel named Et Voilà. Everything they prepare is elegant, understated, and absolutely delicious. (Beef Carbonnade! Steak Frites! Moules!) Oh, and the...
View ArticleIndividual Brown Sugar Blackberry Pavlovas
I suspect when most Americans are asked what comes to mind when you think of Australia, they would answer kangaroos, koalas, Bondi Beach, and the Great Barrier Reef. Perhaps Cate Blanchett. Or Mel...
View ArticleRaspberry-Cherry Crumble Bars
This is the bar recipe I turn to when Spring arrives. The sort of inspired, super-simple recipe that I love: Bright raspberries and tart cherries layered between a perfect oatmeal-almond shortbread...
View ArticleSpinach Salad with Strawberries, Almonds, and Goat Cheese
Happy Tuesday everyone! Bourbon and Brown Sugar will be reporting from (not-so-sunny) Florida this week. It’s Spring Break in my corner of the world, so I hopped on a plane to hang with my parents...
View ArticlePerfect Roasted Asparagus
(and the Pinch of Yum Workshop) “Well hello gorgeous asparagus! You’re looking lovely today.” That would be me speaking to the asparagus in the case at the Organic Butcher of McLean the other day....
View ArticleAmazing Smoothie Bowls
Smoothie bowls have been dancing through my Instagram feed for quite some time, but it never occurred to me to assemble one until I attended the Pinch of Yum Photography Workshop a couple of weeks ago....
View ArticleChocolate Granola with Mexican Spices
I love my day job. What’s not to love about hanging with a crowd of children every day, working to inspire them to love books, and love reading? I actually get paid to read The Gruffalo and Chester’s...
View ArticleEasy Brazilian Tomato Coconut Soup
The thought of tomato soup takes me back to those iconic cans of Campbell’s Soup from my childhood… piping hot, served up with a grilled cheese sandwich on the side. (Velveeta please. Thanks mom.) The...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Dulce de Leche Brownies
Brownies are always a good idea. Brownies with a peanut butter-dulce de leche frosting, sprinkled with a bit of sea salt are always an even better idea. Trust me on this. I started with a...
View ArticleQuinoa and Swiss Chard Salad with Miso Sesame Ginger Dressing
The salad gods have smiled upon me, and placed two fabulous salad shops within walking distance of my house. This makes it possible for me to waddle down the street and scarf down leafy greens in...
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