I have something you want. But you are so going to hate me once I give it to you. Let me explain. The last few weeks I’ve been in a bit of a cooking/baking slump. I spent the first week eating mainly oatmeal as I worked furiously to paint all the hallways in my house […]
My birthday was last week. It was a little weird, because this was the first year ever that I didn’t endlessly tell everyone I spoke to that the big day was coming as I whipped myself into a tizzy of excitement. Instead, it snuck up on me. But I still made cupcakes! It was my […]
What’s your favorite ice cream shop? Mine is Maggie Moos…though lately the evil Coldstone has been trying to push them out of business. 🙁 I don’t know what people see in Coldstone; Maggie Moos has more creative flavors (or maybe I just mean fewer fruit-dependent flavors), and the ice cream is creamier. But whether you […]
Shortbread is possibly the simplest cookie on the face of the earth. With only three basic ingredients, you can make almost infinite variations, but all you really need to have on hand is butter, sugar, and flour. These cookies are great alongside coffee or tea. They are crunchy but still a little moist, and just […]
Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Start celebrating! I have always been curious about butter pecan ice cream. When I was a kid, the name just sounded gross…who wants butter in their ice cream, anyway? But as I’ve gotten older, I learned that sweet and salty can go well together, and–the […]
One word: Ladurée. If you have never been to this Paris pâtissier and sampled their famed macarons, then you don’t know what you are missing. I went in thinking, “I am going to try a real macaron!” and left with a box of 8…oops. My favorite was the vanilla, which is weird considering that I […]
As my husband and I were about to embark on our 2-week trip to London and Paris, I got a sudden urge to make biscotti. So on the morning we were supposed to fly out, I hastily pulled together a batch of cookies, justifying this to myself by saying that biscotti are the perfect travel […]
When I was younger, I went to summer camp. I was a summer camp expert: I climbed the ranks of the YMCA swimming tier (though..not very far, I must admit…), I slid down mudslides and went tubing on lakes, I grew into a four-square master, I learned how to gently de-hook fish, I became a […]
There is almost nothing more luscious than a cheesecake, am I right? Thick and creamy, sweet and slightly tangy…the perfect canvas for any flavor you are craving, be it chocolate, caramel, or even cherries. But if you are anything like me, heavy-laden slices of cheesecake just don’t make good summer fare. That’s why, when I […]