Get our recipes in your inbox! Sign up
Peeps are everywhere you look this time of the year. They are sweet, sticky marshmallow candies with a colored sugar coating, and I have some wild ideas of how to use them this Easter. As you walk through any market, you know spring has sprung on February 15th, when the aisles are packed with the...
I have not given Pass the Sushi the attention it needs and deserves. Poor lil blog. I have been working as lame as it seems, at my store a lot more, and devoting a lot of my internet time into creating sites for other people. Between designing sites, working full time, and having a wild...
With this easy slow cooker banana oatmeal I can make a big batch on Monday morning and store it in to-go sized containers throughout the week on the ready! I am trying really hard to get back into a routine. You know, those habits that are supposed to make us work smarter and not harder.......
If you have yet to experience St Augustine, it’s soon to be on your bucket list. The food scene is a blend of savory cultural dishes, top-notch culinary ingenuity, and celebrations of fresh and local. Here's our list of the best restaurants in St Augustine, Florida Thanks to St Augustine for hosting my trip. Thoughts and...
The best breakfast starts with fresh warm Apple Fritters. They take your doughnut game up a level, and this recipe makes perfect fritters every time! Move over, doughnuts! There's a new sweet breakfast in town – Apple Fritters. These easy homemade Apple Fritters are made with a few simple ingredients and are perfect for serving...
With a short season to enjoy, figs are a highly coveted fruit and what a better way to showcase them than to create a triple layer Drunken Fig Layer Cake with Salted Honey Butter Frosting. Figs. There is something about the fig that is just sultry. The short season makes them sought out, coveted and lusted...
Cheap Thrills - disconnecting and getting outside for an internet detox and hard reset with friends and family around the campfire. This post was sponsored by the adorable sheep speckled Sheep Thrills wine out of Italy. Wine for an outdoor adventure post? Yep, sponsored, but we're talking my language already. 😉 Something about this...
15 Minute Pumpkin Spice Krispie Treats - the perfect fall twist to a classic kid-friendly snack! It is fall. Even those of us who aren't going to give in to latte's in August, love a little pumpkin spice this time of year. Year after year I whine about how I am not ready to cave...
Nothing was as fun as peeling back the lid on those individual pudding cups after school. Now, I am a big kid and wanted something with a little more grown up flavor for my afternoon snack. These individual salted caramel butterscotch pudding recipe were the perfect creation! The smooth pudding has just a hint of...
Do you have a word for 2016? A clean simple one-word reminder that focuses your intentions and reminds you what the big picture goals are for your year? Personally, I have a list of goals, bigger bucket list things and some attainable to-do's this year that I want to get done. I have a...
You will have your guests guessing at the secret ingredient that makes these Mama's Mashed Potatoes. Light and fluffy with a signature tang - this is a perfect batch of mashed Yukon Gold potatoes, just like my mom used to make them. Ever have a batch of bad potatoes? My best friend, an amazing cook, and...
There is little in this world as comforting as curling up with friends and family sharing memories and laughter together. Every cookie tray passes by with warm chocolate chips melting and staining your fingers as you break the perfect disks in half for nibbling while watching classic holiday movies. Moist buttery cakes with crumbs...
There's been no words lately. Things have been oddly bleak as the skies have been a little gray and the trees in my area quickly popped crisp and bright for a day before turning a little dull on my drive in to the office this morning. Food blogs are not the place for waxing...
We laughed a lot, we ate well, and most of all, we relaxed for a moment in this busy summer... Recently, we had the pleasure of driving down to the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort. Located just off of route 50 in Maryland, on the Eastern Shore, this is the perfect place to escape from the...
12 Hours of Cranky Monkey This next post is about bikes. If you are just here for the tart, scroll down. If you never try anything new, you will never know how fun it can really be. I didn't imagine myself a mountain biker. I never even considered it. But somewhere back on a hot...
These Chocolate Pretzel Granola Bars are quick and easy to make and delicious. You may never buy granola bars again. Why are we Making Pretzel Granola Bars? You can just pick up a box of these at the store right? And pretty Cheaply. At least I thought so, but it seems like granola bars are...
Cornmeal Waffles are absolutely delectable. But the Honey butter I whipped up made these especially good. You won't be disappointed. It's hard to be grumpy while staring down a fresh pile of warm waffles slathered in butter and dripping with syrup. Actually, it may be down right impossible. So, if you have less than lovely...
Shortbread is delicious. So is rum... And this Rum-Praline Shortbread? Well, you are going to have to try making it for yourself. Mine is all gone at this point... Santa is packing up the sleigh and reading for his ride. The reindeer are nibbling on their candy canes and fueling up. Elves are putting in...
These cheddar biscuits are the perfect flakey tender homemade biscuit. Perfect to whip up for the holiday menu but also easy enough to make from scratch for Sunday Brunch. No matter what, once you master making these from scratch, you're never going back to the poppable canned kind. No large family gathering (or small for...
Don't knock it til you try it. That's a phrase I grew up hearing when something new was put on the plate in front of me. I have tried to live like that since I started cooking. The more I cooked, more ingredients I worked with, the more I tried, the more food I...
I may or may not have put another tally mark on the calendar the other day and decided to treat myself to a little something something (I may have also gone on a crazy shopping spree via ModCloth and Sephora as well.... ). A birthday always means cake and sprinkles - and well - I...
Let's face it, food bloggers can be a bit pretentious about food. We love to cook, we want to showcase out mad skills, and most of all, we want to share it with out loyal readers on our blogs the next day. But, here's the thing. My 'real' friends could care less about any of...
This Salpicon inspired Beef Taco Salad brings an incredibly fresh taste, and a little heat too. The shredded beef brisket will inspire and satisfy your cravings. For those following the epic race season I have been (unintentionally) have this spring this Monday isn't going to let you down (and by epic, I mean that I'm...
It's all about moderation. At least I think so. At which point I should take the time to mention that I am not a nutritionist. A friend of mine is taking great steps in to getting himself back into shape and is trying to work on his diet. He got caught in the routine of working...
I'm not saying another year has come and gone, but this cake ain't for no one. This tic mark represents the year I officially turn 'old' according to my boyfriend, and that I have to start revising previous years for fear of the trade them in, trade them up policy. It's ok, you should hear what I...
This Lemon Drop Cake is just tart enough to almost pucker your lips, and sweet enough to have you scraping every bit of frosting up.
Sometimes you just need a few minutes, moments of inspiration to try to gather your thoughts and come up with a good menu plan for the upcoming holiday dinner. There is so much anticipation for classic family favorites that you only get to indulge in once a year, and then there is the opportunity for new traditions...
Are you looking for the ultimate Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe? Experience the perfect blend of sweet and savory with these delicious cookies, featuring rich chocolate chips and a hint of sea salt, for a taste that's truly unforgettable. Searching for the Best Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe? Are you here for the...
Better than crack brownies! In other words, this brownie recipe is so rich, chocolaty and fudgy that you will do just about anything to get a bite of them. If you are going to say something is better than crack, you have set the bar pretty high. My expectations are that I am not going to be...
I know, your thinking you just read this post. But you didn't. That last round up was trusty old google letting me in on my most clicked, my popular and most beloved posts from 2011. What I didn't talk about was MY most beloved posts from 2011. Sure, the last one's made the fans happy,...
Bread baking should be something we all strive to become good at. After all, bread is one of the most basic of foods, and has been for thousands of years. We haven't had a good old fashioned book review on the site since summer and when Abrams publishing asked me if I would like to check out...
Cosmic brownies, just like the ones you ate during lunch at school. Only better, because they're homemade! Ever noticed, for a kid, summer lasts forever. Fooooor.Evvvv.Eeer. The time ticked by slowly, even though your days were filled with sunshine and laughter. Occasional family trips felt like days, even though it was really only an afternoon. And you...
Honeydew popsicles are a fresh fruit, frozen summer treat. With just 3 ingredients, you can make these pops in no time flat, leaving you time to be lazy in the sun! Some days it's all about kicking back and enjoying things at a slower pace. Looking at the clouds, letting the birds sing and just...
Fluffernutter wontons are sweet, deep fried pockets of tastiness! Wonton wrappers are filled with a mixture of chocolate chips, marshmallow, and peanut butter in this delicious dessert. Remember when I deep fried lasagna and peeps (and pretty much anything else I could get my hands on) when my friends gave me a deep fryer a few...
Strawberry lemonade popsicles are just the sweet treat we need on a hot summer day. They're super easy to make, and of course, super delicious, too.
Homemade Fried Doughnuts are my featured recipe, as well as my first recipe, for a Breakfast Week celebration! It's a breakfast week here at Pass the Sushi! How this happened, I have no idea. You'd think as the writer of this blog, I would have a plan, but really, I just wing it from week to...
Chocolate jimmy sandwiches for Mother's Day. I wasn't sure how to cover this topic here on Pass the Sushi. My mother and I had an interesting dynamic, and I always considered Mother's Day one of the holidays I could skip over without much concern. However, as a food blogger, I knew the Internet would be...
Deep fried pot stickers? Yes. This twist on a classic Asian appetizer is deep fried, not steamed, as pot stickers are traditionally made. But they are equally as delicious! Things may look all peachy keen when you come to visit Pass the Sushi, but my kitchen is like everyone else's and some days, things just...
Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes are rich chocolate cupcakes, filled with rich chocolate ganache, and finished with Creme Egg buttercream! It's been so much fun making Easter and spring themed goodies this week. Personally, I crave savory treats more than the sweet ones, but I love the comments I get on my random posts (like yesterday's Peeps post). I think it's...
Slow cooker chicken taco chili is the perfect slow cooker dinner! Just dump all of the ingredients into your Crock Pot, turn it on and come home to dinner, ready to serve. Things I already miss about winter: My awesome knee high socks. Sure, no one else sees them, but I love the argyle print, stripes,...