Julia Child's Floating Island Dessert

Julia Child's Floating Island Dessert

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Right before I went home for break a few friends and I had dinner at The Elephant Walk--an absolute treat if you're in Boston! For dessert we ordered Iles Flottantes Aux Fraises, better know as the floating island dessert and popularized in the States by Julia Child.

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Swig Sugar Cookies

Swig Sugar Cookies

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Ever since I moved away from Provo, my heart has been longing for a Swig sugar cookie. I don't even like cookies really, but there's something about those cookies that are just perfect. It's like a little piece of heaven in cookie form.

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Fish Tacos

Fish Tacos

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

As the last little bits of summer eek away I'm looking for every way possible to hold on to the season of sunshine. So I turned to Pinterest to find some summery recipes and struck gold with this one.

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Peachy Keen

Peachy Keen

Monday, July 13, 2015

Summer means delicious food, all the time.

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Toasty

Toasty

Thursday, March 5, 2015

I am jumping on the bandwagon!

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Saturday Snack

Saturday Snack

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Or any day snack really!

Momma took me shopping before I returned to school and, of course, I indulged and got some blueberries. I was then eating some Wheat Thins and cream cheese and decided to pop some blueberries right on top!

It's my new favorite snack and not one you'll feel guilty eating :) It would also be great with raspberries!

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the one about scones

the one about scones

Thursday, August 8, 2013

I love baking! It makes me happy; it makes others happy; it just makes everyone involved happy. A few weeks ago I found the BEST recipe for scones--seriously, they're to die for! And they're super easy :)

Ingredients

2 cups (10 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder 
3 tablespoons sugar 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
5 tablespoons chilled, unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes 
1/2 cup fruit (I've used blueberries and raspberries) 
1 cup heavy cream

Directions

1. Preheat over to 425 degrees and put the rack in the middle of the oven.
2. Place flour, baking power, sugar, and salt in a bowl and mix together. (You can also use a food processor.)
3. Cut in butter. I used two butter knives, but you can use a pastry blender or your fingertips. You want to create a course meal. Stir in fruit.
4. Stir in heavy cream with a rubber spatula or fork until dough forms. 
5. Transfer dough and all the floury bits to the counter and knead into a dough (this step is super super important!) until it no longer falls apart. Place dough into an 8x8 pan; press it all the way into the corners and then turn the dough out.
6. Cut the dough into triangles. I usually cut it into a tic-tac-toe board and then each section into triangles. 
7. Place each scone onto a pre-greased sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. The tops should be a light, golden brown :) 

I like to glaze the top of my scones with a lemon glaze. It adds a little something extra and the citrus with the berries is an amazing combination!

Glaze

Squeeze the juice of half a lemon, medium sized. Whisk in powdered sugar until it is a thick glaze texture, usually about 2 1/2 cups. Drizzle over cooled scones.

Enjoy!

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