Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble

Yey rhubarb! The first house my parents owned had a mess of rhubarb that grew in the backyard. I remember running around as a little girl chewing on raw stalks with my baby brother. While this crumble is a little bit sweeter and a little bit more grown-up, rhubarb will forever remind me of the feeling of bare feet in grass and summertime fun.

Lime Coconut Sugar Cookies

Holy cookies - these ended up perfectly chewy and sugary. The lime flavor wasn't too overpowering, and the bits of zest were quite festive. They were a big hit and crazy easy to make. All in all, a great success. Also - lesson learned: cats love sugar cookies. Or, cats just love to lick things with sugar on them.

Egg Custard Tartlets

For some reason, the idea of making custard always made me really nervous. Something about all that egg yolk... I wanted to make cute little tartlets for a ladies' Italian feast, and found this recipe on my favorite blog - Baking Bites. I have to say adding the almond extract made this flavor for me, and I threw a few almond slices on top before baking for good measure. So if you're scared of egg yolks, make this. My fear of custard has left the building.

Banana Chocolate Upside Down Cake

The other day at work I was complaining about all these bananas I had to use asap. It was a serious problem. Seriously. I thought I'd make some banana cupcakes, but this yummy little treat was suggested instead. I've tried apple and pineapple upside down cakes, but never banana. Don't let the ease of this recipe fool you - this is a taste to die for. Side note - this cake is the perfect match for a little 'we can't wait for summer' sangria.

Chocolate Whoopie

Opening note - these whoopie pies are meant to be blue...promise. They were made to celebrate the upcoming birth of the new Lewis boy. Mama Lewis loves these cakey sandwiches and we've consumed approximately 267,842 together in the past two years. This recipe is crazy easy, and the results are yum. I suggest making your whoopie as soon as the cookies cool. I stored mine for a night and they were almost too sticky to fill.