not just nourishment: fall fun with PUMPKIN(s)

RER 10.27.14

So we saw beautiful fall harvest foods when we went to Demarest Farms over the weekend. We ate some tasty snacks from the farm, and picked out a pumpkin from the patch to bring home with us. The next day was dedicated to carving that pumpkin of ours and roasting the seeds for a yummy treat, like we did last year.

RER 10.26.14

RER 10.27.14

RER 10.26.14

RER 10.26.14

Ok, we also ate more apple cider doughnuts and made a fall dessert of our own. Stay tuned for more fall fun and deliciousness. Don’t forget to follow on facebook, instagram, twitter, and yelp to keep up with all the food adventures.

RER

10.27.14

RER 10.26.14

re.CAP: mother's day CAKE

RER 5.11.14

Mother’s Day, the second Sunday of May, this year came and went. No, I did not do any of these kid friendly DIY gifts for mum, though I probably did fantasize about making each and every one, especially those tea bags and glitter mugs. My sister and I did a very different DIY to celebrate our mothers while fulfilling a silly cake craving at the same time. We made a super scrumptious banana cake with chocolate frosting that disappeared far too fast.

RER 5.11.14

RER 5.11.14

RER 5.11.14

RER 5.11.14

I used this banana cake recipe with a few adjustments. I added just a little bit of dark rum to the batter for an adult twist, and poured just a touch of Kahlua for extra delicious decadence in the chocolate frosting. There’s nothing like moist banana cake with super sexy frosting to top it off. This time, my only tragic downfall was not enough frosting on the cake. Good thing my heavy hand made a whole lot of extras for new slices of cake (or pretzels).

RER 5.11.14

RER 5.11.14

RER 5.11.14

RER 5.11.14

What did you do for Mother’s Day? A fun prix fixe brunch with bottomless mimosas? A down and dirty breakfast in bed? Let me guess…you made fancy DIY macaroni necklaces!

RER

5.11.14

RER 5.11.14

pre. HEAT: HALLOWEEN cupcake wars 2013

RER 10.30.13

Happy Halloween my foodie friends! So, yesterday was filled with tricks and treats, and three different kinds of cupcakes for foodie venture's annual Halloween Cupcake Wars. Check out a sneak peek of all the ghoulishly tasty treats in the competition. There was some shredding of apples, popping of popcorn and burning of sugar, and a lot of tasting of delicious batter(s). Can you guess what kinds of cupcakes were in the running?

 

RER 10.30.13

RER 10.30.13

RER 10.30.13

RER 10.20.13

Happy Halloween again and be safe and stay tuned for the full coverage on the Halloween Cupcake Wars!

RER

10.31.13

RER 10.30.13