Easy Summer Cakes
Sheet cakes, snacking cakes, and no-bake icebox cakes. These are my easiest summer cakes, the ones that feed a crowd without heating up the kitchen.
My Best Summer Dessert Recipes
Berry pies, no-bake icebox cakes, popsicles, and easy sheet cakes. These are my best summer dessert recipes, all in one place for warm nights and easy gatherings.
The Bakehouse Texas: How I Ended Up With a Bakery in My Backyard
When I was a kid, I loved to play house, though I was never especially interested in the husband-and-child portion of the game. Funny now, considering I have both and am pleased as punch with the arrangement. What I wanted was the house. I wanted a room that belonged to
My Best Berry Desserts
Berry season is short and glorious. For a few weeks the blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cherries are all so good that the hardest part is deciding what to bake first. I love a berry dessert because the fruit does all of the work for us A little sugar, a little
Raspberry Honey Chantilly Cake
This Berry Chantilly Cake is soft, swoopy, raspberry-studded, and dressed for a party. Honestly, she’s doing the most, but in the most charming and tender possible way. I’ve decided birthdays should come with a mulligan – at least in terms of the cake. A few months after turning 45 and,
My Best Lemon Desserts for Summer
My Best Lemon Desserts for Summer Okay, if you only make one lemon dessert this summer, make a classic lemon bar. Buttery shortbread, a thick and tart lemon layer, done. It’s easy, you can make it ahead, and it feeds a crowd. But lemon doesn’t stop at bars, and I’ve
Easy No-Bake Summer Desserts
Somewhere around mid-June, I start side-eyeing my oven like it owes me something. It’s hot. The days are long. And there are approximately one hundred things I’d rather do than stand in front of a 350 degree situation waiting for a cake to set. This is where no-bake desserts come
The Bakehouse Almanac, July 2026
Friends, hi! I’m back! Welcome back to The Bakehouse Almanac, our monthly ritual that’s part vibe check, part note taped to the fridge. Consider it
The Summer Bucket List, 2026
Friends, it’s time – and we are suspiciously on time for this year’s Summer Bucket List! My timeliness likely has everything to do with the
My Best Strawberry Dessert Recipes
There is a very short window every year when strawberries are so good you almost don’t want to do anything but eat them over the
The New Classic Snickerdoodle Recipe
The best snickerdoodle recipe, upgraded! Dough balls rolled in buttery cinnamon streusel AND cinnamon sugar for crackly, bakery-tall cookies. Make them once, love them always
The Bakehouse Almanac: June 2026
Friends, hi! I had the very best of intentions to write you a May Almanac, but my six week old baby had other plans. Honestly, I was a fool to think I could pull it off and little baby John certainly got (and always gets) the last laugh. June’s Almanac
New Motherhood: A Brief Report from the Trenches
Friends, hi! I didn’t think I’d have anything wise to say about motherhood by my first Mother’s Day, and six weeks in, that expectation holds true. In one hand, I’m holding the cup of coffee I’ll never quite manage to drink while it’s hot – ever again. In the other,
No-Bake Eton Mess Sundaes (The Perfect Mother’s Day Dessert)
An easy no-bake Eton Mess sundae made with strawberries, vanilla bean whipped cream, and crunchy (store-bought!) meringue. This easy Mother’s Day dessert is simple, fresh, strawberry sweet, and perfectly messy in the best way! FRIENDS, HI!! I’m popping in from maternity leave (I know… I haven’t even properly introduced you
The Bakehouse Texas Big Buttermilk Biscuits Jammers
These big buttermilk biscuits bake up tall and flaky with a sweet jam center that turns glossy and caramelized in the oven! Breakfast never felt so bakery-worthy (especially since the bakery is literally in my backyard). We opened The Bakehouse Texas (my monthly backyard bakery pop-up here in Bellville) last
