There is certain point towards the end of summer, when there occurs a notable shift in the daylight and you know it means that fall is just around the corner. It is still warm outside and the weather hasn’t cooled much if at all, but the light seems less like the bright blaze of summer beating down on you,…
Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting
Every baker needs a simple go-to frosting recipe in their arsenal of goodies and this marshmallow buttercream frosting is one of my favorites! I use it for everything from piping on cupcakes and spreading on cakes to filling for cookie sandwiches and layering in trifles. It’s easy to make, versatile and of course, delicious! The texture is sticky…
That Time I Made Running Shoes out of Pineapples (aka GISHWHES week)
So this one time, I made running shoes out of Pineapples. Wait…what? Let’s back this up a bit. This year I participated in GISHWHES for the first time ever. For those of you new to this crazy acronym it stands for the “Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen”. It’s a massive, worldwide scavenger…
Pineapple Crush Cake
You’ve heard of a girl crush and perhaps of bromances, but let me tell you, I have a total CAKE CRUSH on this ooey-gooey Pineapple Crush Cake! So dreamy… <3 This Pineapple Crush Cake has a delicate sweetness from the cooked pineapple that really makes it a dessert you can enjoy all year round. It is…
Make-Ahead Frozen Raspberry Lime “Jar”garitas
Summer is the time for all sorts of wonderful things; lazy days at the beach, popsicles, flip flops, warm nights under the stars. For Bar Jondi, summertime means fruity frozen drinks! And MY favorite summertime drink hands down are these sweet and refreshing Raspberry Lime Jargaritas. Jargaritas (aka margaritas in a jar…brilliant!) have been a go-to favorite for girls night…
Paper Airplanes and Amelia Earhart
My boys are obsessed with airplanes, especially the paper kind! July 24 is Amelia Earhart Day, in which we celebrate this amazing woman who set many early aviation records! Honestly, could a holiday be any more perfect for us? In honor of Ms. Earhart, my fella’s and I decided to make paper airplanes and set some of our…
Poké Ball Cupcakes
Cupcakes, I choose YOU!! Can you believe that Pokémon has been around for 20 YEARS!!? From the first Game Boy game, to the collector card series, to the popular cartoon show and now to catching Pokémon in the palm of your hand! Pokémon is back and Pokémon Go is taking the world by storm and smashing all time…
Leftover Bun Dessert Dogs – 3 Ways
I love summer! We have spent the first part of it swimming, cousins, library, movie days, tons of laughter and of course yummy food! Now, with the Fourth of July and my birthday (often celebrated together) right around the corner, I’ve changed gears and am packing the fridge full of all our favorite BBQ foods! Which…
{Posiquotes} Hello Summer
Today is the (official) first day of Summer! Though with the temperatures creeping to a record high 120 degrees in Phoenix this past weekend I can tell you we are pretty much elbows deep into summer already. Personally, I have been Summering for months now. I went into full on Summer mode back in April when we jetted off to the…
You better appreciate – Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week starts today. A lot of schools have activities in place to show their teachers how important they are, but you may feel inclined to give your son or daughter’s teacher(s) something more than the PTO sponsored lunch. I took a poll from some of my teacher friends for gifts they LOVE and…
When Life Gives You Lemons… Make Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whew! This past month has been a doozy! As you heard, the hosting provider for the blog was hacked back in February back and the blog has been totally jacked up for the past few months. It’s been a crazy scramble to put the pieces back together. But we made it through!! I got by,…
Hold Please.
We’ve had a bit of a rough start to the new year. As you may have heard our website hosting company was hacked at the beginning of the year and as a result our website was hammered with spam comments and the backend was gutted and we lost a lot of data and functionality. 🙁…
Mint Chocolate Pudding Cookies
Can you believe that Christmas is only a few days away!? Boy this year sure snuck up on me! I feel like I need another week (heck! another month!). But the tree is decorated and the lights are up and most of the presents are wrapped, so I suppose that is all that is to…
S’mores Biscotti & the Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2015
Happy Cookie Swap, friends! This is my third year participating in the Food Blogger Cookie Swap and it just gets better and better each year. It’s always fun coming up with ideas for yummy recipes and meeting new blogger buddies! <3 I have been brainstorming cookie ideas since August and I kept coming back to…
Cranberry Apple Butter Bread
Fall is here and that means one very important thing… harvest time! Growing up on a farm, harvest time was a big deal in our family. It was a bountiful time filled with fresh fruits and veggies. It was a time spent in the kitchen canning food, making jams and pies and stocking up for the upcoming winter. Because…
Sweet Fall Recipes to cozy up with Round up
Happy November, friends! If somehow you missed the memo, you should know that we are all about fall around here. Warm gooey comfort food, cuddly blankets, fuzzy boots, and snuggling up by the fire. Mmmmmmm, I’m getting the warm-fuzzies just thinking about it. I’ve been searching for some fallspiration from around the interwebs, and I’ve…
What we did over Summer Vacation (instead of blogging)
Even though the temps here in Phoenix have just barely ducked below triple digits, it still feels like the end of summer and we are getting excited to gear up for Fall! But wow, where the hell did the summer go!? It has certainly been a busy summer here in the Awesome Kitchen, or rather…
Autumn in August: The Coolest Treats for Fall Round up
Here we are, nearing the end of August and I have NOT ONCE made anything with pumpkin. This might not seem like unusual behavior for a normal person, but usually come this time of year I am elbows deep in pumpkin goodies, dreaming of scarves and boots, and counting down the days until my BFF, The Real…
