unexpected break

Grandma S's Christmas tree

I'm back!

This feels great.

I haven't posted since December 16th.

curried crab, artichoke + spinach dip

Since then, we've moved, had a crazy Christmas, thrown a New Year's Eve party, unpacked, setup the babe's room, made tons of food, ate tons of food, ate tons of Christmas chocolate.

I haven't been sharing my adventures due to the lack of internets at our new house.

I went 3 weeks with no internet.

Shameful.

new, HUGE kitchen

But today (!!!), our new service provider hooked us up. Watch out pinterest, I'm back.

Until I get my fingers rocking on a post, here's a recap of my life from the past little while.

I missed you.

my pops, with my sister's tiny dogs

spiced nuts....WITH BACON

caramel pecan cookies

psst, I have something to tell you.

I made these cookies. But I'm sharing them at other places on the internets.

I'm the guest poster over at Britt's blog, the story of our rookie years, today.

If you haven't come across her blog yet, shame on you. She has an adorable son, pb, I want to bite his face. And she's freaking hilarious. She has no shame in showing her permed femullet from her childhood. It's spectacular.

Today I'm one!

Today is the one year anniversary of me starting this blog!

It's flown by.

I've met many new people (hello 33 followers!), had lots of visitors (over 22 thousand to be exact), and have learned a great bit since I started this little chunk of the internets one year ago.

I've learned to have my true voice shine through, no matter what I'm writing about.

Take better photos! Get the right light, right equipment, and it will all fall into place.

Pimp your shit out. Wanna get more people to chat about kittens and cake batter with ? Social media. Srsly.

But, really I'm not here to preach, I'm here to show to recipe and kitchen adventures. So, to celebrate the baked life's birthday, let see some of my favourites.

 Crack pie. Always a teeth shattering treat.

Kugelhopf rolls. Worth the wait. Although, you may need to fight off your husband to even try them.

Cinnamon raisin bagels. If you have not made these from scratch, seriously, you are missing out.

Cream cheese cinnamon rolls. That is all.

Rhubarb + raspberry tart. Summer flavours in your mouth.

Homemade oreos. Let the photo do the convincing.

Finally, my most popular post (thanks Pinterest!). Orzo salad. I love this salad, we eat it pretty much everyday in the summer. You need to try it.

THANK YOU and here's to many more years of my crazy ramblings and cat photos. Yay!