The Creme should have an accent over the first e, but just ask me if I know how to do that. This was a recipe I’d pulled out of my America’s Test Kitchen magazine in 2008. That was before I even got married! I love that about food – this recipe is just as...
Another “post-it inside the cabinet” recipe. These are simple, straightforward, and absolutely delicious.
My husband has always preferred the oatmeal raisin cookie. He is in the minority and I know this because I used to do a cookie bar graph with my little preschoolers at work. Chocolate chip is the overwhelming favorite, with snickerdoodle or “sugar” snagging second. Usually one kid likes oatmeal raisin – apparently this...
I have an “I’ve found it, stop searching” sugar roll out dough, a chocolate roll out dough and a gingerbread. I’ve made this time and time again because, while shapes are fun, chocolate is also fun.
I love how foods trend. Five years ago (or ten? Time goes too fast) cupcakes were everything and everywhere. Now they’re sort of dated; that’s just the thing, though. Why would something this delicious ever be dated? I think food trends are silly and will continue to make and enjoy things that taste delicious,...
We all have a limit to what level of “homemade” we will attempt. For one of my best friends, cookies are only made from tubes. For me, it’s pastry. Pie crust, yes (with my easy oil crust), but no puff pastry, no phyllo. I always keep a box of puff pastry in my freezer,...
I was a school lunch packer all of my days, and the tradition continues. If it’s nice out we pack lunches for the park; if we’re extending errands then there are packed snacks and water bottles. It’s a money saver, it’s better for our bodies, and it’s green. Back in the day (talking 20 years...
Look, cake is bad for you. If I want cake, I don’t want it made with egg whites and honey. I want CAKE. Buttery, chocolaty, fluffy, grin-inspiring cake.
What do I bake the most? These cookies. These exact cookies. They are a general crowd pleaser and can be ready to go in the oven in the time it takes your oven to preheat. These have been on my site for years but deserve a re-do with careful explanations and this is why…
Wow – not quite a sentence but what a fabulous string of words. Butter, twice? Yes indeed. Health food this are not, but in the same breath I must say they’re not to be missed.
