Lime cake with a silky blackberry Italian meringue buttercream frosting and candied limes

A hearty whole wheat muffin with peanut butter, banana, and chocolate chips

Lamb and Dried Plum Stew, inspired by The Hunger Games books

A childhood favorite made healthier

The possibly insane process of making homemade croissants.

Fluffy fried cornbread rolled in cinnamon sugar

Roasted carrots with caramelized onions and browned butter

A delicious banana-Nutella cupcake from Cako Bakery, San Francisco

A tiny egg-corn custard at Chicago Gourmet

BigStar taqueria, a must in Chicago

Salted caramel gelato at Frost Gelateria in Tucson, AZ

Lime pound cake cupcakes topped with coconut buttercream and fresh lime

A decadent caramel chocolate cremeaux with caramel popcorn and popcorn sorbet; at Cafe de Architectes, Chicago

An imperfect birthday cake made for my husband’s birthday

Rich chocolate cupcakes with a salted caramel buttercream

A healthy touch on an otherwise decadent weekend

Chocolate chip whoopie pies with cream cheese icing and sprinkles

The fluffiest pancakes ever!

Cute Food Saturday!

Chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons

It’s like a Jewish pocket pie: beef knishes

Gruyere gougeres