My family and I finally got a chance to try out a bakery that JJ and I had been eyeing for quite some time. It’s a quaint, German-looking pastry shop located in a charming, German-looking town a half hour outside of San Antonio. JJ and I had been wanting to check it out for quite… Continue reading Three Ingredient Marshmallow Bar
I apparently have a thing for decadent desserts as of late. This one is no exception. Inspired by a raspberry cake I recently saw online, I decided to make a similar cake for my birthday this year, but with strawberry compote instead of raspberry filling. This cake is the perfect combination of moist, chocolate cake… Continue reading Sweetheart Cake
Recently I made the banana butternut butterscotch muffins I wrote about last fall (you can find the recipe here: http://anticipatingadventure.com/2020/10/04/banana-butternut-butterscotch-muffins/), and since I had some leftover roasted butternut and have also been toying around with the idea of making a bread using chai tea, I decided to try to combine the two to make chai-flavored… Continue reading Glazed Harvest Chai Bread
Around this time last year, I dreamed about creating a pumpkin cheesecake with cinnamon and caramel swirl. The days quickly turned into weeks, however, and I never got around to it. Soon Thanksgiving had come and gone, and the opportunity seemed lost. I kept it in mind for this year, however, so I decided to… Continue reading No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake with Cinnamon and Caramel Swirl
My mom flew into town during the Fourth of July weekend, so my younger sister texted me (instead of her) for her potato salad recipe—the one we enjoyed so much growing up. I found it, snapped a picture, and sent it to her by text. The incident made me remember my own version of potato… Continue reading Zesty Italian Potato Salad
I thought I was so clever when I first “created” this recipe. It came about when I discovered a plump, ripe watermelon sitting on my counter after a 4th of July potluck I had hosted the day before. My younger sister, who was also my roommate at the time, came home later that day from… Continue reading Frozen Watermelon Lemonade
My family and I love tortilla chips but never tend to finish eating an entire bag. The bottom of each bag is inevitably filled with crumbled up chips that are hard to grab or dip into salsa (which is a must with tortilla chips!), so we set the unfinished bag aside and opt for a… Continue reading Slow Cooker Tex-Mex Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Tangy, fresh lemons blend together with golden honey and sweet cinnamon to make a refreshing twist to a classic, summer drink. As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, it's the perfect time of year to drink fresh lemonade. This recipe is one I created years ago, when I was teaching ESL at… Continue reading Spiced Lemonade
JJ and I celebrated five years of marriage over the weekend, and I decided to create a cake reminiscent of our honeymoon trip to the beach at that time. Unfortunately, the cake pictured above was not JJ’s favorite (I probably shouldn’t be admitting that, right?). My son and I loved it, however, and a good… Continue reading Take Me to the Tropics Cake
There’s a story behind this recipe. I created it (in frying-pan form) when I was teaching English as a Second Language at a Spanish speaking seminary. I was suffering from severe medical problems at the time and submitted a prayer request to the school bulletin regarding them. Soon the entire campus knew about my health… Continue reading Mini Rosemary Mint Frittatas
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