Sometimes, life gives you chocolate cake. And sometimes that chocolate cake sticks to the pan. And then, sometimes that sticky chocolate cake crumbles into 170 million different pieces when you try to ever-so-gently wedge it out with your spatula. But don't cry over crumbled cake. When life gives you...
I know what you're thinking. Black pepper...
Oh my goodness the last week and a half have been a whirl-wind! Last Tuesday was my dad's birthday, Wednesday was mine and then Friday through Sunday was Austin City Limits Festival. I'm pooped! And you know what birthday celebrations mean...
I'm officially declaring August, No Pants Month. Yes, I have the authority to do that. I wear the figurative pants when it comes to this blog-space. And here, pants are outlawed. Why the sudden aversion to pants? Well, I've been finding it extremely hard to motivate myself to...
Remember my bestie, Miss Sheila Longbottom? We celebrated her 25th birthday last week, (25!!! Weren't we JUST in college?) so naturally it was my responsibility to craft her birthday cake. Speaking of, back in the good-ole college days we always went to P.F. Chang's for Sheila's celebratory birthday...
I am 100% on the mason jar bandwagon. Take something average and put it in a mason jar...
It's Dad's week here at Butterlust! In honor of Father's Day (yes, it's this Sunday) I'm going to be sharing dad-worthy recipes all week long. Let me tell you a little something about Greg. That's my dad. No, I don't call him Greg to his face, but...
Chocolate on chocolate on chocolate. Chocolate for miles. These cupcakes are for all you chocolate-obsessed, coo-coo for cocoa, love choco-LOT folks out there. The cake is moist and dense and the icing is a thick, rich combination of 2 types of chocolate and 3 types of dairy...
I'm becoming even more blog obsessed than I was before. In particular, with the photography portion. FoodGawker.com was recently brought to my attention as a source for sharing photos of all of the delicious treats I make for y'all. Think of it as the place where...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! I hope that you are celebrating with tubs full of guacamole and margaritas! Or is that just a Texas thing? Here in Texas, we have strong roots in Mexican heritage. For example, Tex-Mex. That cheesy, greasy cross between traditional Mexican and cowboy foods, best washed...