Bursting with color and natural beauty, all of the colors of the rainbow are here in the two birthday bouquet arrangements I designed – one for delivery in San Marcos and one as an early birthday gift to myself.
s’mores brownies
S’mores and summertime go hand-in-hand in our family. For the love of chocolate, grahams, toasted marshmallows, and for taking things to another level, I’m sharing this ultimate way to enjoy them: S’mores Brownies!
making a graham cracker crust
Some recipes start from the bottom, and a graham cracker crust bottom is exactly where we like to be! I’m sharing my simple, tried and true graham cracker crust recipe that elevates the bottom of tarts, cheesecakes, cupcakes, brownies and more. I’m also offering the how-to along with notes to make this free of dairy or vegan.
the Noëls
So much love was poured into our family wedding. My step daughter Sammie, whom I’ve loved and cherished in my life since she was 2 and a half, and Bret, whom is the best son in law, friend and incredible man we could ever hope to join our family, were married on March 30, 2019, just down the road from were Sammie grew up.
Green. You will not lose hope with green.
My mom likes to say this phrase when she sees a lot of green. It’s so sweet, and she learned it as a little girl, growing up in Italy: “Verde. La speranza non se perde, con il verde.” Translated: “Green….
how Mili’s Sweets started
This was originally posted in January 2015. I thought I’d bump up the date and re-post on my 9th anniversary of doing business as Mili’s Sweets. My business and life have definitely changed since then! MiaBella has closed, so my business that was…
heaven, by flourless chocolate and ganache
I’m a huge fan of chocolate – the more decadent, deep and rich, the better. For a while, “Heaven, by Flourless Chocolate Cake” has been my favorite chocolate dessert and I’m so happy to share my simple recipe for this…
one shortbread recipe, 3 cookies: sugar, iced and milano
I’m sharing my recipes for the three wonderful ways to enjoy shortbread: as classic sugar cookies, iced cookies, and the “Milano” (a decadent take on the Pepperidge Farm, store bought cookie) – taking firm-set ganache filling and piping it into a shortbread cookie-sandwich.
citrus-orchard reception
This is a re-post from 2014. It’s fun to look back and celebrate the wonderful couples I have serviced over the years. I also like to reminisce about how little my daughter/assistant was at this time when we worked on…
baby shower for Hana Grace
Yesterday I had the honor of catering and setting a sweet baby shower dessert table in San Marcos. My daughter was there to help me and it made for an easy-breezy set up. Unfortunately, I forgot the battery to my “good camera,”…
raspberry-lime shortbread tart or raspberry-lime bars
Raspberry-Lime or Lime-Raspberry. Tart or Bars. You choose either one or use both curd recipes, to pour onto shortbread for a beautiful tart, or cut into bars, for a burst of bright natural fruit flavor onto a classic dessert.
knowing and understanding ingredients
Over the years, I’ve made it my business to know and understand food and ingredients. This is not just about being a professional with a small business and caring a lot about the end result of my products for my…