Beverages, Food, Summer

Matcha Mint Julep

Everyone’s on the matcha green tea bandwagon, and it really is a fresh, cleansing flavor that makes cooks want to put it into everything from Beef Wellington to strawberry cheesecake. Since it’s late on a Wednesday afternoon, I’m opting for a matcha cocktail, muddled with mint, bourbon, a little sugar, and a lot of ice. Very zen… Matcha Mint Julep

Fairy Cakes
Dessert, Food, Sides, Summer

Fairy Cakes

These cakes would make an amazing hostess gift if you really want to show someone how much you love them. They may look like they took hours, but this recipe is all about the shortcuts. I used a box cake mix and canned frosting, adding fresh fruit and sugared flowers to keep it rustic and simple. There are also shortcuts on sugaring the edible flowers; I started by painstakingly painting each petal with egg white, and then dipping each petal […]