To start the new year off on…a foot, Andrew and I are going to vegetarian for the next two months. No real reason why, mostly just as a challenge. I …
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Oh hey! Have a good Christmas? Do anything exciting over the holiday? See a good movie and eat some Chinese food? I did all of those things. Except eat Chinese …
Cinnamon Roasted Almonds
I’ve been on an almond roasting binge lately. It’s so easy and the results are spectacular. This past weekend Betsy and I hosted our Second Annual Hanukkah Party (yes, I …
Pie
Perhaps in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, a couple of weeks ago we had a Pie Invitational. Yeah, I realize Thanksgiving was a while ago, but my calendar is still …
50th Anniversary Cake
Cake. I suppose this website is called Simmiecakes. Because I make those from time to time. Admittedly, it’s been a while, but this past weekend I had a real reason …
Halloween
Man, Halloween has come and gone. It came out of nowhere and suddenly we’re moving on to turkey and mashed potatoes. This Halloween was, probably not epic, but a ton …
Pumpkin Carving
We had a big weekend over here in Maryland. The weekend started out with four of us running…a marathon. Go Team Mars Bars! (Can you figure out our team name? …
Simmie’s Food Rules
If you’ve ever spent a day with me, you may have noticed that I have a few (or a lot) of food rules. Mainly they make no sense to anyone …
Caramel Apples
Umm…apples + sugar + candy = greatest thing ever. I wonder how many times I’ve called something the greatest thing ever? Anyways, I made these caramel apples for Jen’s birthday …
Blondies
It’s the first day of fall! You wouldn’t know it by the sweaty, vice grip summer has on us here in Maryland. It’s measuring in at healthy 90º today. What …