The Dessert Nerd

Books, Food

Book Review: Baking for the Holidays: 50 + Treats for a Festive Season, by Sarah Kieffer

Sarah Kieffer, creator of The Vanilla Bean Blog and author of two other cookbooks, is bringing a sleigh full of wintery

Heather Dyer

Posted on December 4, 2021

Food, Food & Drink

Apple Spice Cake

Ah, fall. The start of the holiday baking season! There’s something about crisp air and freshly picked apples that makes you

Heather Dyer

Posted on October 19, 2021

Food

Peanut Butter Bliss!

Some of my best memories with my grandmother when I was growing up are when we would eat peanut butter by the spoonful,

Heather Dyer

Posted on January 23, 2021

Food & Drink

Sweatpants & Coffee’s Cookie Roundup

The Sweatpants & Coffee staff is full of talented writers, but did you also know we own in the kitchen? Here are some of

Shandle Blaha

Posted on December 22, 2018

Food & Drink

The Dessert Nerd’s 5 Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes

There is a crisis happening in my house this holiday season. My beloved oven, after giving 15 years of service, has passed

Heather Dyer

Posted on December 17, 2018

Food & Drink

The Dessert Nerd’s Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Want to know the real secret to winning friends and influencing people?  Sweet, chocolatey cookies!  Here are five takes on

Heather Dyer

Posted on August 3, 2018

Food & Drink

Eats & Drinks | 5 Ways to Love Tequila

On National Tequila Day we give you five recipes to celebrate your love of tequila, no lime wedges required.

Heather Dyer

Posted on July 23, 2018

Food & Drink

The Dessert Nerd | A Gingerbread for the “Stout-Hearted” Voter

Election season got you down? Let this delicious gingerbread stout cake pick you up.

Heather Dyer

Posted on November 4, 2016

Food & Drink

Eats & Drinks | The Dessert Nerd’s Waffle Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Looking for a delicious treat to beat the heat? The Dessert Nerd has you covered with her latest waffle cookie ice cream sandwich.

Heather Dyer

Posted on July 23, 2016

Food & Drink, Life

Eats & Drinks | National Baking Day Chocolate Cake Contest Poll

We’re celebrating National Baking Day by putting our three resident chefs to the test! They are competing head-to-head for

Shandle Blaha

Posted on May 19, 2016