My husband and I recently took a mini vacation in the Shenandoahs. By the way, if you have never done that, it’s beautiful! The views are just incredible, and if you get a clear night the stars will take your breath away. We had a room with no TV and no internet, which may sound […]
Is it awful if I admit that the first and possibly best madeleine I ever ate came in a Starbucks wrapper? (That’s right…it wasn’t even fresh…) I mean, the madeleines in France last summer were delightful, and I really enjoy the madeleines I make at home (yeah…I nearly single-handedly polished off the whole dozen…), but […]
How many different ways can I convince myself that cake is an excellent breakfast food? It would really be impossible to count… The first time I had monkey bread was at a “cookout” breakfast at Camp Hanover. I’m not actually sure how we managed this without a proper oven…but I was only 8, so cooking […]
Don’t you just love it when fate guides you to a recipe for something delicious, and you happen to have all of the ingredients on hand? A few weeks ago I was semi-randomly clicking through food blogs, both those near and dear to my heart and new finds, and I stumbled across this super easy […]
Guess what? I joined a club. The Secret Recipe Club! Sounds impressive, doesn’t it? Basically how this works (er…a fanciful version of how this works, anyway) is that every month, every blogger in the club draws a different blog out of a hat and then makes a recipe from that blog. It’s like finding a […]
When I was a kid, coffee cake meant a box from Entenmann’s. Or, if luck was on my side, maybe a Ukrop’s box (moment of mourning for the dearly departed grocery chain of my youth) containing a round, almond-and-icing-covered cake, which was more to my liking. Please don’t misunderstand me—my mom is a masterful baker, […]
Raise your hand if you know someone who has food allergies. About 5 years ago, my mom began to develop some serious sensitivities to lactose and wheat. To manage her symptoms, basically had to stop eating all her favorite foods. I can’t even imagine not being able to grab a brownie at the end of […]
The first time I ever tried a crackle cookie was seriously disappointing. It was kind of flavorless and much too stiff, and every time I tried to take a bite my face and lungs got covered in a fine layer of confectioner’s sugar. After that experience, I basically decided I didn’t like crackle cookies at […]