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Taza Chocolate Giveaway and Mayan Chocolate Mousse
Update: The giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Amy of U Try.It on winning! And thank you everyone for sharing your perfect Valentine’s Day dreams… so fun to read. If you live in Somerville, MA,...
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Cherry-Hazelnut Biscotti
Even though my last post was only five days ago, I somehow feel like I’ve been avoiding writing here, and I feel guilty. What is that all about anyway, blogger’s guilt? It’s unwelcome, and I would...
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30-Second, 3-Ingredient, Microwave Hot Fudge
A while back I tweeted that I had come up with a foolproof method for making a single serving of hot fudge in 30 seconds in the microwave. I got an immediate response (“share now!” “I wanna know how...
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A Happy Wednesday // Italian Apple Cream Tart
Happy Wednesday, everyone! I’m in a remarkably good mood. This can likely be 95% attributed to the fact that today was bonus-day at my real job, but I’m going to pretend for a minute that I’m not...
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A Childhood Cookie // Oatmeal Scotchies
I’ve been craving cookies. I usually try to resist baking them for as long as possible, just because I know once they’re on the counter it will be hard not to eat them by the handful. But I’ve been...
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Pecan Toffee Coffee Cake
Sunday afternoon I had a sudden urge to bake. I didn’t have anything planned, and didn’t even have a particularly strong desire to eat baked goods, I just wanted to do the actual baking. The whole...
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A Birthday, with Sadness // A Lemon Cake
Yesterday, I turned 24, rather unceremoniously. Usually, I make a big fuss of my birthday – I drag it out for as long as possible, believing as I do that you should never waste a good excuse to...
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Guest Post from Fork vs. Spoon: Cranberry Coffeecake
For guest post #2, my friend Mallory is here with a really, really scrumptious looking Cranberry Coffeecake. Mallory writes Fork vs. Spoon, which is one of my favorite blogs to read for so many reasons...
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Happy Birthday, Trevor! // Peanut Butter Fudge
Yesterday marked three major events for people I love – Mother’s Day, my baby brother’s confirmation, and Trevor’s birthday. Since a confirmation happens only once, and since being at home killed two...
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Book Club: Cooking with Flowers // Lilac and Blackberry Pavlovas
When I agreed to review Cooking with Flowers, I was a little bit worried that the book wouldn’t quite be my speed. While I appreciated the unique concept, I was having a tough time picturing how I...
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Sunday Dinner // Coffee-Chile Strip Steaks, Grilled Endives, Strawberry-Sour...
As you might imagine, I cook a lot. Like, a lot. Some weekends, I spend 4 or 5 hours each day in the kitchen, mixing batters, chopping veggies, frosting cupcakes, and styling photos. The output of my...
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Ingredient of the Week: Rhubarb // Rhubarb Custard Fool
Anytime I have a particular ingredient that I’m looking to use I have a few cookbooks that I immediately pull off the (overloaded) shelf for recipe inspiration. Lucid Food, The Modern Vegetarian,...
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Ingredient of the Week: Rhubarb // Rhubarb-Ginger Bars
Originally, I was planning on making last night’s recipe the last one I posted for rhubarb week. But once I started looking, I just couldn’t stop finding recipes I wanted to make! Then, in an email...
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Red Currant Crumb Bars
I’m going to be honest. I’m really, really wiped out right now. Trevor and I spent the better part of this weekend scrubbing some other person’s dog’s hair off the floors (and out of the vents, and...
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From Russia, With Love // Blackberry Cheesecake Bars
I am writing this to you from Russia. Kind of cool, right? I’m here for work (that first photo up above is the view from my office), and I’m certainly working a lot, but with only a few nights of...
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15 Favorite Fall Recipes
Although in Russia it definitely feels like winter (the forecast tells me there’s a chance of snow tomorrow and I’m not in the least surprised), I’m hoping for a few more weeks of fall weather when I...
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Book Club: Jenny McCoy’s Desserts for Every Season
Jenny McCoy’s Desserts for Every Season The Book: If you’re looking to update your go-to dessert recipes to something more elegant, modern, and seasonal, you are going to want to pick up a copy of...
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Book Club: Winter Cocktails // Nutella Melt with Frangelico
Winter Cocktails The Book: I have been having so much fun with Winter Cocktails, the new cocktail book from the extremely talented ladies behind Cookin’ and Shootin’. Too much fun, probably, given the...
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Pumpkin and Gingerbread Ice Cream Sundaes
I’ve been thinking about this recipe for over a year now. The phrase “pumpkin ice cream sundae” popped into my head one day, and since then, I’ve been considering how to get this just right. I knew it...
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Ingredient of the Week: Carrots // Carrot Cake Crepe Cake
This is how I thought I should start this blog post: “To kick off carrot week, we took a typically sweet dessert, baklava, added carrots, feta cheese, and caramelized onions, and made it savory....
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