Chocolate-Raspberry Sweet Rolls {Daring Kitchen}

This month the Daring Bakers kept our creativity rolling with cinnamon bun inspired treats. Shelley from C Mom Cook dared us to create our own dough and fill it with any filling we wanted to craft tasty rolled treats, cinnamon not required! Reader, I am having a blast at this field school.  We're not doing…

A Room with a View

Hello, Reader!  I totally meant to get a recipe up yesterday (as usual) or today (one day late) but due to unforeseen difficulties and circumstances out of my control, I'm getting wayyy behind on posts.  I've got about forty-five minutes of free time, so I just thought I'd post something quick so you know why I've…

Plitvice Lakes {Wordless Wednesday}

Okay, I'm breaking the Wordless Wednesday rules by writing, but I just want you to know what you're looking at!  Last week I visited Plitvice Lakes in central Croatia, a chain of 16 lakes and several waterfalls.  It's packed with tourists in the summer, which is understandable since the lakes are so gorgeous!

Bumbleberry Crisp {Vegan}

This Bumbleberry Crisp is made with apples and mixed berries, and topped with a delicious vegan brown sugar and oat topping! Ok, Reader.  I'm a little behind on my Saturday post, so I'm going to keep it short today.  I'm traveling for another week, and I've had lots of ups and downs.  Right now I'm half-watching…

Slovenian Firsts, in Pictures

Hello, Reader!  Just a short post for today.  Since I've been talking a lot about firsts and lasts, I thought I'd share some firsts from my recent trip to Slovenia, and since a picture is worth a thousand words... 1. First trip to Slovenia. 2. First trip up a hill to visit a castle twice in one day, first…

Lime Sugar Cookie Bars

Somewhere between a cookie and a cake, these Lime Sugar Cookie Bars pack a fantastic, bright flavor! I'm officially moved out of Austria.  Done.  Fertig.  It will probably take me a while to stop wanting to greet people in German or say "Vielen Dank" instead of "thank you."  I'm traveling for a while now, just…