sweet somethings

This blog cannot whisper sweet nothings in your ear, but it can flash sweet somethings before your eyes. Here's a taste of my summer sweets.


A first anniversary celebration

This will never get old.

Summer blackberry clafoutis 

Cinnamon and sugar palmiers

Sea salt caramel brownies

Smores bars

The measuring cup on vacation

Hot mess cake balls with WAY too much sugar involved

Key lime pie for Grandma Fry's 80 big ones

Caramel cheesecake bars

Banana cream pie for Uncle Jim's undisclosed big ones

When chocolate met pistachios...

They made dark chocolate and pistachio cookies topped with sea salt. YUM.

Pistachios are highly underrated in cookies. They're my new favorite baking nut.

Apple pie a la mode

 

Herb, garlic, and parmesan focaccia

 Apple walnut bread

 

 
And last, but not least, a few culinary moments.

 

Rosemary porterhouse steak grilled by Greg (being sniffed by my Dad)

 

 
Most of which was quickly devoured with bread from the bakery (being sniffed by Greg)

  
And finally, with extra tomatoes from the garden, I ventured into ketchup making.

 

Curry ketchup to be exact. The results were quite pleasing (and spicy).

 

This concludes my American flip book. Stay tuned for a European flip book containing all of the calories I plan on consuming in the next two weeks. All of the bread in Paris shall be mine! Okay, maybe not all of it. But as much as I can eat while still buttoning my pants.

 

Oh, I forgot my favorite photo...Greg's early birthday treat. A personal banana cream pie.