I have a theory that almost all Christmas cookies are really just sugar cookies at heart. Sugar cookies with nuts, sugar cookies with spices, sugar cookies shaped and/or frosted thematically… (Admit it, you know I’m right.) Here are some sugar cookies with chocolate! They are deeply chocolatey and a little dry and crispy. I find […]
Have you ever met someone who says they don’t bake because they don’t like to measure? (Are you that person?) I have several friends who have confessed that or similar hang-ups about baking. But here’s how I see it: it’s Christmas! Everyone deserves fresh baked cookies, whether or not they wake up in the morning […]
Thanksgiving is over and now it’s Christmas season! Do you even know how much I look forward to what I informally think of as “cookie month”? Yet…for all the delights of Christmas cookies, sometimes it’s a little sad to say goodbye to pie week. So why not make your pies into cookies? Ease the transition […]
My baby is 1!! How did that even happen? In keeping with my goal to one day turn into Annie of Annie’s Eats, I planned the heck out of a birthday party for him. I landed on a Curious George theme (from the books, not the show), because my kid looooves to investigate anything he […]
Folks…this recipe and I did not play nicely together. Truly, it wasn’t the recipe’s fault! (And don’t stop reading, because this bread pudding is extremely delicious, I promise, and I will eventually tell you about it!) I think I may have lost my mojo or something. For weeks now, almost everything I lay my hands […]
Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love the crisp, cool air, the leaves on the ground, and giving myself permission to eat heavier foods again. The week, CSA dumped a big pile of hard, green apples into my lap—perfect for making a fall dessert! Tarte tatin! This dessert is a little nerve-wracking […]
I have a confession to make. I don’t like donuts. (*gasp!*) Sure, when I was little, I could down a chocolate-creme-filled as well as the next kid. I loved me some powdered sugar, even when I accidentally inhaled it. And that sticky, gooey, sweet coating on a glazed donut made my heart go pitter-pat. But […]
Once upon a time I thought there must be a holy grail of chocolate chip cookie recipes out there somewhere. I thought that when I found the perfect one, it would fulfill all of my chocolate chip cookie needs, forever and ever. What a foolish idea! There must be about a million ways to make […]
Ever since I’ve known him, my husband has been on a quest for the perfect churro. You see, his family spent two weeks in Spain when he was a teenager, and Dave stuffed himself with churros for breakfast every morning. He keeps telling me that churros are one of his favorite things, but every time […]