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Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 3

I always find it interesting how excited I am for the weekend despite having to work during some or all of it.  I think it is years of that TGIF mentality ingrained in my head.  Plus, it is a usually more relaxed “working” weekend and involves fun things like a dinner at Talde with friends!  [...]

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Big, Chewy, Sweet and Salty Peanut Butter Cookies: A How-To Video!

Remember when I promised you eHow videos?  Well, I’m going to try to get past my embarrassment and share them, yikes!  You already have the recipe, but I figured you might like the video for how to make these Big, Chewy, Sweet and Salty Peanut Butter Cookies.  I’d love to hear what you think!

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Asparagus salad with Wheat Berries, Raisins and Pickled Onions

Yes, you are at the right place.  This is still Keep It Sweet Desserts and I still prioritize baking over any savory production in the kitchen, but sometimes I need to get a little creative with mealtime. In case you are wondering, I’m still working off the cookie weight (as I like to call it) [...]

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Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 2

I’m currently writing this post from my parents house.  Matt and I came in for the Philly Food & Wine Fest and to celebrate Mother’s Day.  This spring has been so much busier than expected so I haven’t been able to come here as much as I normally like.  Even if I’ll be working a [...]

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Peanut Butter Banana Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Icing

I’m so glad that you seemed to enjoy my new weekly blog series!  It makes me so happy to have a way of staying connected just a little more regularly.  Definitely let me know if there are any other topics you would like me to include! So these cake bars are another item I made [...]

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Keep It Sweet Desserts Weekly Wrap-up 1

So while I don’t usually have multiple recipes to share each week, I do miss blogging more often like I did before I launched Keep It Sweet Desserts.  I thought it might be fun to add a weekly post where I give a little snapshot of what is going on over here and share some [...]

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Big, Chewy, Sweet and Salty Peanut Butter Cookies

Last week was…. well, it sure was a week.  Emotionally my head was somewhere else.  As soon as I heard about the marathon bombing my heart just ached for everyone there.  Then there was the explosion in West, Texas.  It was too much for one country in just a few short days. But then something [...]

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Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chips & Strawberry Buttercream

This recipe came about while I was testing out ideas for an upcoming Cookie of the Month, and wondering how I could brighten up the resulting flat and not so exciting lemon cookies. Don’t let me fool you, the lemon cookies actually taste quite good on their own- they are chewy and delightfully lemon flavored (not [...]

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What to Do in San Diego, Part 2

While my favorite part of travelling is exploring a new city through its food, I love getting some physical activity in the form of a long hike with gorgeous views almost just as much. Well, after eating pancakes like this, it is kind of necessary.  I’m actually fairly new to hiking, but I really do [...]

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What’s Happening Lately at Keep It Sweet Desserts

It is a good thing we took our vacation at the end of February, because I don’t think I’ve stopped running around since we are back.  March was a busy month and April is showing signs of the same.  While it is completely exhausting, and I would love a day off for a haircut and [...]

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