When I was in high school, my best friend and I liked to take walks through Carytown. We almost always started our jaunts at Montana Gold Bread Co., where we would snag a free slice of challah and slather it with butter before venturing out to a bench to people-watch and pretend we were cool. […]
We like pancakes. We like them so much that we have started eating them every week. It’s a delicious ritual. Pancakes are pretty phenomenal, aren’t they? Do you know what makes pancakes more phenomenal (if you are 3 years old)? Sprinkles! And…sshh…do you know what makes them more phenomenal if you are 30 years old? […]
Can you believe it has been FOUR YEARS since Smells Like Brownies was born? Four years of delicious treats and meals (and some disasters), four years of learning to take food photos and learning new tricks in the kitchen. Time flies. Now, as many of you may know, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of […]
I was well into my 20s before I ever heard of shrimp and grits. In fact, I was a senior in college before I ever even tasted grits (why eat something gritty on purpose when creamy is so much better?). Clearly I had been missing out in a huge way. Shrimp and grits is a […]
Oatmeal Energy Bites
Does this ever happen to you?: Some time in September—because you are planning ahead—you diligently buy two bags of candy to give out at Halloween. (Naturally, you buy the good kinds, the chocolate kinds you actually like, because last year only four children and one group of ridiculous teenagers came to your door…and if there’s […]
It seems like everyone I know is sick or trying to get over being sick. Myself included. I have been dripping like a faucet. My head is throbbing like a cartoon thumb that got smashed by a hammer. Not a pretty picture. You know what people keep telling me I need? Apparently, the thing that […]
It’s almost Valentine’s day. And if there were ever an occasion that just screamed for a delicious dessert, it’s a day centered around honoring your sweetie, right? (Not that we really need an excuse to want dessert…) Last week I was telling you about the valentine-themed cooking challenge I participated in. The mystery ingredient was […]
You know what’s weird? My husband loves whole grain breakfast foods, but doesn’t really like whole grain bread. Me? I would probably trend the other way, given how much I love flaky pastries and cinnamon buns. But this month, as I was perusing Amy’s Cooking Adventures for the Secret Recipe Club swap, I was captured […]
You may be sensing a theme here with the honey recipes. So I will let you in on the fun. But first, do you like watching cooking competitions? Like Iron Chef and Chopped? I do. Watching gifted cooks and bakers compete to create the most original, most delicious, most beautiful dish is inspiring!—and also makes […]
I have no idea how to start writing this post. I’ve put it off for two days. Do I remind you that I gave up sugar for the month of January? Do we talk about that soufflé I had in a fancy French restaurant at Valentine’s Day two years ago, the one that tasted like […]