Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

- Elle Kirschenbaum 40 Comments
#Lemon Raspberry #Cupcakes with #WhiteChocolate #Buttercream Frosting. This #frosting is to die for!

“Spring has sprung. The grass has riz. I wonder where the birdies is.” –Anonymous

This is still my favorite poem. Sorry T.S Eliot. It was close but, in the end, the birdies won. I can hear the literati heave a sigh of disgust. My response? I believe the expression is “go suck a lemon.” You see, I have a long history of disgusting the intellectuals. It goes as far back as high school. I wore makeup, cared about fashion, and knew the current pop songs. Appalling! Who has time for such silliness? Um me.

Lemon Ricotta Corncakes/Pancakes and a Gluten-free Mother’s Day Brunch Menu

- Elle Kirschenbaum 24 Comments
Make #Lemon Ricotta Corncakes/#Pancakes for your #MothersDay brunch. Oh and they are #glutenfree too!

My mother makes possibly the world’s worst pancakes. Really, she’ll cop to it herself. They are like sponges that suck up any syrup that touches them. Honestly O-cel-o should be clamoring for the secret to their absorbency. Oh and they were often burnt on at least one side. By the time I was 8, weRead more

Torta di Mandorle e Limone
{Lemon Almond Olive Oil Cake}

- Elle Kirschenbaum 12 Comments
Torta di Mandorle e Limone {Lemon Almond Olive Oil Cake}. It tastes like biscotti! Visit OnlyTasteMatters.com for the full #recipe. #dessert #baking #glutenfree

My husband loves biscotti. Every time we see it on a menu the conversation is the same. “Ooh, biscotti!” And I reply by wrinkling my nose. For years, he has refused to accept that I simply do not want such a delicious treat. It’s absolutely impossible in his mind. And to be fair, I can understand his denial.

Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake

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Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake

In September of 1983, I was starting middle school or what some call junior high. On my first day, I spotted a very good-looking boy in my class. He had brown hair, hazel eyes and was already 6 feet tall. Needless to say, I was far from the only one who noticed. After a fewRead more