Pound cake sometimes gets a bad rap…which, honestly, I could never understand. I grew up on church potlucks and friendship loaves. Pound cake was always prominently featured, and I looked forward to every dense bite! The pound cakes of my childhood memories were never dry or boring. They were the reliable staples amid a table […]
It was Mother’s Day a few weeks ago. Not to brag, but I had a pretty stupendous day! I should probably backtrack and mention that my husband isn’t big into celebrating special occasions and events, or at least that he doesn’t care whether holidays are celebrated on time. He is more of the mind that […]
Today is National Chocolate Chip Day! As you may or may not know, I have been searching high and low for the absolute best chocolate chip cookie recipe in the whole wide world. I have baked and eaten my fair share of delicious cookies in my life, but I honestly had come to believe that […]
What is there to say about coconut macaroons? This was a cookie I feared/didn’t understand as a child. (But really, anything that wasn’t a gooey chocolate chip cookie just seemed inferior when I was 10.) Thank goodness my tastes have grown up, because coconut? It’s awesome. Normally when I have extra egg whites lying around, […]
You guys, I have had it all wrong! For years, ever since first setting eyes on rugelach on my honeymoon in Germany, I believed that these cookies were always stuffed with dried fruits or poppyseeds. Apparently…rugelach can be chocolate! Or nutty! Or, really, any flavor you please. So, many thanks to C Mom Cook, my […]
Dear High School Algebra, Thank you for introducing me to the number π. And thank you for letting me convert that number into a reason to eat dessert (as if I needed another excuse). Love, Melissa … That’s right! It’s 3/14 again, Pi(e) Day! I really struggled in trying to decide what kind of pie […]
I have always been a little wary of working with chocolate as a candy medium. I am never the one who tops cupcakes with beautiful candy molds or makes chocolate-coated truffles. I mean, I love those things, but I have had serious doubts that a normal person like me could pull them off successfully. But […]