With pumpkin season looming ahead, it’s time to get into the Fall Food mood! Life has been hectic around here. I’ve been swamped lately and the girls and Grant have their own activities and schedules now as well. During the weekends we have a big sit down breakfast like Jelly Doughnuts, Waffles, or Pumpkin Pancakes. But for the busy weekdays or times…
I am seeing Fall decorations and canned pumpkin everywhere I look, which means it is now an acceptable time to start posting about pumpkin! To kick off the pumpkin season, I have a dessert bar that brings pumpkin pie swirled into every bite of a chewy chocolate brownie. These pumpkin brownies are a festive way to add some pizzazz and…
Baked Maple Bacon Donuts have been on my blog bucket list for a few months. Salty, Smoky bacon mixed with sweet maple syrup is a warm and flavorful combination that so many of us crave. Whenever I eat any kind of sweet breakfast like waffles or pancakes, I drench each fluffy bite in pure maple syrup then pierce on a…
The girls and I were hunkered down with a terrible cold all week. This translates to: they went completely stir crazy from being cooped up and turned our entire family room into their ninja warrior playground. Aren’t kids supposed to get extra snuggly and quiet when they’re sick? Do calm kids exist? Not in the house, that’s for certain! They…
The leaves are blanketing our entire deck with the tease that Fall is on the way. I couldn’t be more ready! Fall is my favorite season. I am a sucker for those tiny galoshes lined up at our door, little gloves starting to make their appearance, and cute rain coats on little girls who love dancing in the rain. Good things…
Triple Chocolate starts with a dark chocolate cake, dotted with pools of semi sweet chocolate chips, and smothered in fluffy chocolate buttercream. You won’t even know that this death by chocolate cake is filled with zucchini! This chocolate zucchini cake is rich, moist, tender, and the perfect blend of chocolate with a vegetable forward twist. As you may know from…
You may have heard of Timur Peppers since they are one of the hottest food trends of 2018! Timur Peppers are being used throughout the culinary world in cocktails, desserts, and more. This zany spice adds a kick and an essence of grapefruit, so it makes a spicy enhancement to a regular Gin and Tonic. Bartenders are grinding a bit…
Waffles come in all shapes, types, and thickness. I want the waffles with a crusty outer shell that gives way to a fluffy middle. Biting into hot, crisp, fluffy, buttery, and thick a waffle is one of my favorite food joys. And when the waffles are drowning in maple butter and pure maple syrup? Then I just close my eyes…
If I had to choose one cookie to call my favorite it would be these chocolate chocolate chip cookies! I am a chocoholic and these cookies check every box for sweet, salty, ooey-gooey, chewy, thick, and filled inside and out with rich chocolate. They are dangerously good because these are the cookies that you will be eating all day until…
My blog turned 1! This Blogiversary for Ritzy Mom is exciting, and a celebration like this needs Funfetti cupcakes! This post is a personal one of reflection, gratitude, and hope for the future. First, a big thank you to all of you for being part of this journey so far. When I started Ritzy Mom I had no idea what…