June 27, 2018

Lazy Girl Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

June 27, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

Last Thursday was the official start of summer, and to kick off the season our sweet friends hosted a “retro-BBQ” for our small group. We spent the evening in their backyard, under café lighting, eating burgers and tots from old fashioned burger baskets, and enjoying some root beer floats. It is times like these when I am really excited for the day when Alex and I can buy a house, with a backyard of our own to enjoy. But in the meantime we will be enjoying lots of BBQing in our apartment complex’s beautiful courtyard. In addition to summer BBQs, these are the things that I am most excited for during…

May 22, 2018

Chocolate Pistachio Babka

May 22, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

In honor of the royal wedding this past weekend, I wanted to share something extra fancy this week. Babka. My obsession with babka began about a year ago when I was first introduced to the beautiful, swirly bread via Pinterest. I assumed it was extremely complicated to make, so I didn’t even bother looking up a recipe to see. Instead, I simply admired these bread masterpieces from afar. Then one morning I woke up to a…

April 24, 2018

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

April 24, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

It is SPRING! Minnesota has finally welcomed spring, and I mean, gosh, it’s about dang time! I worked this past weekend, and on one of those days after work the weather was 50 degrees. The sun was shining, the entire population of Minneapolis appeared to be out and about, and I just had to join them, so I went for a run. The cardio aspect of the run was torturous thanks to…

April 05, 2018

Streusel Topped Zucchini Bread

April 05, 2018/ Victoria DiBarto

Do you have those foods that symbolize an aspect of your life? A food item that every time you eat it it magically transports you back to a different time of your life? Well, I have a few of those - one of which is...

October 11, 2017

Dirty Chai Cinnamon Rolls

October 11, 2017/ Victoria DiBarto

Fall is here and I am leaping with joy! This truly is my favorite time of the year. Back home in California, fall was usually designated by when Trader Joe’s started stocking their plethora of seasonal pumpkin-related items. So when I experienced my first Midwestern fall last year- the colorful changing leaves, the crisp air, the being able to wear sweaters without sweating (I sweat way too much in California trying to make it feel like fall), the picking of apples and pumpkins, and then the fallen leaves that completely cover the ground, leading to lots of...

November 22, 2016

Lemon Raspberry Monkey Bread

November 22, 2016/ Victoria DiBarto

Monkey bread, an item that has been a family tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. It was the breakfast item that my friends and I from elementary school to high school would quickly dig into after a sleepover. It was the dessert after a team dinner with my high school tennis team. It was the breakfast that my entire family would enjoy while opening presents on Christmas morning. And it was the breakfast that my mother would make for me when I came home during school breaks. While I love...

November 21, 2016

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

November 21, 2016/ Victoria DiBarto

One of my favorite things about bananas, besides the delicious texture they add to smoothies, is that unlike most foods, when bananas start to go bad all hope is not lost. Rather, you can revitalize those “these are so soft they are gross”, brown bananas into delicious...