Guys, I love pretty food. And this Granola Fruit Tart is not only pretty….but it actually tastes good too! I made this for a bridal shower brunch last weekend. It was the perfect light, bright, fun dish on a cold, gloomy, snowy day. I need more occasions to make pretty food! And thank you to… Continue reading Granola Fruit Tart
I am becoming a big fan of brunch…mostly because of the wonderful combination of breakfast food without the just-waking-up-I-don’t-want-to-eat-much-food feeling. I don’t like big breakfasts. I do, however, like a big brunch! My mom has this really good breakfast casserole. She suggested I photograph her recipe and add it to the blog. My mom brought… Continue reading Spinach Egg Casserole
One Saturday I sat around with a small group of women and sniffed stuff. Now before you let your imagination run wild….we were sniffing candles. Some of the scents made me hungry, some smelled like the outdoors, and some made me pull back in horrific agony (seriously one smelled like a funeral home). If there’s… Continue reading Salted Toffee Cashew Cookies with a side of Neapolitan Cookies
Monday. It’s late afternoon and I stepped onto the House of Hope Northeast Indiana gravel drive, overdressed with matching earrings, necklace, and accents of lace. I was pink camera bag ready, with a news station on the way. I was prepared to do my job. A car pulled in and a hand excitedly waved out… Continue reading Terminal
Three. More. Weeks. I had made up my mind before going into the foot doctor Monday morning that I was going to, after two months, finally run. I had my shoes ready to go in my post work gym bag. No more wearing plastic sacks over my boot while walking through cow poop to take… Continue reading Three. More. Weeks.
The yellow “E” lit up on my dashboard and it suddenly dawned on me what I’d become. I had become that person that completely drains their gas tank, knows approximately how long they can drive with no bars left and probably will keep pushing that limit, before getting gas. How could this have happened to… Continue reading The Yellow E
I LOVE dark chocolate. I’m not even exaggerating when I say I eat it everyday (but only a little piece of course!). I am also a huge fan of mini desserts. I really like sugar, so making a mini dessert erases all temptation for seconds. I made this cake for my father on Father’s Day—and… Continue reading Mini German Chocolate Cake with Maple Pecan Frosting
I love nature photography. The bison at Ouabache State Park in Wells County, Indiana gave me the perfect opportunity to practice my skills…and there’s even a brand new baby bison! I shot these in the evening with my Nikon DSLR 5200 using a portrait lens and 200mm lens. I love the hazy, dreamy effect of… Continue reading Bison
I absolutely love the classic combination of peanut butter and jelly. And so does my little brother, who graduated from undergrad this past weekend and has officially joined the Huntington University alumni club in our family. We threw a little party for him after the ceremony and I threw these PB&J muffins into the mix.… Continue reading Peanut Butter & Jelly Muffins
As a child I was only aware of two states–Indiana and Michigan. Yes, obviously I knew their were 50 states, and I could name them with their capitals for the elementary school memory tests, but in my world there was only two. I was born and raised in Indiana. My parents still live on property… Continue reading Where I Grew Up
Rachel Batdorff 