Maurine Dashney

Pretzel Cake or Cupcakes

September 3, 2014

So I saw this strawberry-white chocolate-pretzel ice cream pop on Pinterest recently and knew I had to try incorporating pretzels in a cake recipe. Plus I think a lot of people love that savory-sweet combo. So. I present…pretzel cake. Pretzel Cake or Cupcakes Makes 13–14 cupcakes or enough batter for one 9″ round cake pan. Double the recipe if you’d like a full-sized cake. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup finely ground…

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Playlist // Still Technically Summer

September 2, 2014

Oh my gosh I can’t believe it’s already September. I’m not ready to say goodbye to summer though, so I say we jam to a few more summer tracks while we still can. Here’s a sweet playlist from my summer of 2013. Kind of a throwback, I suppose… Still Technically Summer. Happy September, everyone! And have a sweet (short!) week this week. Love, Maurine…

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Blueberry Frosting

August 25, 2014

As you probably know, my very favorite way to change up a standard cream cheese frosting recipe is to simply start with a special flavor of cream cheese and leave everything else the same. Genius, am I right? So let’s try starting with blueberry cream cheese… Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting Makes enough for about 18 cupcakes. (So you can freeze the extra!) Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces 6 oz. blueberry cream cheese 2–3 cups powdered sugar 1–2 tsp…

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The 25 Most Useful French Phrases I Learned While Studying in France

August 18, 2014

Once upon a time I studied abroad in Lyon, France, for five months. It was wonderful. I lived with a host family and attended a French university and everything. I ate tons of croissants and Nutella. I even learned the way of the French “bise” greeting. So I thought for this month’s “Brainfood” post I would share with you what I found to be the most useful French phrases I picked up while studying abroad in France. It’s crazy because…

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Friday Faves // Vol. 4

August 15, 2014

1. Ban.do’s Pinterest page. Bando’s pins are just a lot of fun. Those peeps have a way of making life like one big party. All the time. 2. Imogen Heap’s new album. I just got a first listen to Sparks over at NPR this this week. Guys…this girl is dang talented. (Just thought I’d let you in on that in case you didn’t know already.) Have you seen how she does her music? She pretty much just does everything at once. Right…

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A Visit to Dumbarton Oaks

August 13, 2014

So not too long ago I hit up a beauuutiful, beautiful garden/estate located in Georgetown, DC. Dumbarton Oaks—ever heard of it? The gardens there are comparable to Versailles. I’m not even kidding. (And this is coming from a francophone who is completely biased toward everything French.) By some travesty I didn’t know it existed until about two weeks ago. [Skip this if you want instant flowers.] To explain the history of this place in a nutshell, Dumbarton Oaks is an…

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