Fast, yummy cookies
I whipped up three hot, fresh cookies tonight, and it took a sum total of 12 minutes! I made cherry chocolate chip cookie dough last week and refrigerated little heaps, […]
Smell of pie baking
I love pumpkin pie, so I decided we shouldn’t have to wait until Thanksgiving. I made our first one of the holiday season tonight, and swooned over the magnificent, spicy […]
Pear cake experiment
Mama and I fell madly in love with a pear and chocolate cake when we were in Venice six years ago. Sadly, the restaurant no longer even makes it. So […]
Baking in honor of Bobbie
Today we attended a memorial for our dear sweet friend, Bobbie, who passed away last month. Mama and I met Bobbie through mutual extended family, when we moved to Santa […]
Warm lemon loaf
Today’s #OneGoodThing was enjoying warm, freshly-baked Meyer lemon loaf with Mama. While hunting for dinner ideas in the pantry, I discovered where I’d stashed a few of these seasonally available Trader […]
Making macarons!
Today I learned how to make French macarons! I took a class at a cooking supplies wonderland, after being inspired by a friend’s photos from taking the same class at […]
Homemade cookie bonanza
I baked two of my favorite cookies from scratch tonight — confetti cookies (with the sprinkles) and peanut butter blossoms (with the Hershey kisses). They’re both pretty easy to make, […]
Challah banana bread pudding
This afternoon I made challah bread pudding with bananas and dark chocolate. It wasn’t the prettiest dish I’ve ever baked, but it was damn good! I’d been wanting to experiment […]
Late night brownies
Tonight I found myself needing something good to write about and craving a warm brownie. So… two birds, one stone. I mixed up my favorite brownie mix and added peppermint extract. […]
Baking in Nanny’s shadow
Today I cheered myself up through baking cookies. I decided to repeat the delightful confetti cookies I made during the holidays because they were so delicious and brightly colorful! As I […]
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