A dough by many names: short dough, pâte sucrée, French sweet/sugar dough, the list continues. This well-known dough has many uses from shortbread cookies to tarts. Due to the high fat to flour ratio, short dough results in crumbly yet tender, rich yet buttery baked goods. The cookies from this recipe, for example, feel tough. But, when you bite into one, it crumbles and melts in your mouth, leaving a deliciously rich and buttery taste. Talk about delicious!

The easiest royal (flood) icing recipe that only uses three common ingredients: powdered sugar, egg whites, and lemon juice. No more traveling to a special craft store or ordering online for meringue powder. Continue reading to learn about the best royal icing recipe ever!

I understand, it’s hard to find the time (and money) to take a long weekend trip, let alone plan out what to do or see! If you’re considering a trip to San Diego, California, let me take some stress off your shoulders and provide my list of top 10 things I recommend during a short weekend!

If you’re wanting to find wild seals and sea lions at La Jolla, California, then you can’t go just anywhere. In this post, I share the ideal spots at La Jolla Village where you can get up close and personal with the “sea dogs”.