Eating Thanksgiving backward
Since I finished making the sides and dessert a couple days ago, this was the easiest Thanksgiving we’ve ever enjoyed. All that was left to do today was put the […]
The earliest I’ve ever finished holiday cooking
Two days before Thanksgiving and I’ve finished cooking, mostly! I’ve been preparing our Thanksgiving feast since I was 12 years old and this the earliest I’ve ever been ready. Our […]
Stress baking
As we anxiously await the election results, tonight’s coping strategy was baking. I made these peanut butter chocolate kiss cookies and they were delicious! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was a […]
Italian cake for a gloomy day
The sky has been a bright orangish grey haze all day, tinting the light through our closed blinds. Friends across the Bay Area have been sharing photos of the apocalyptic […]
Another nocturnal bake
In my latest edition of late-night baking, I made a lattice-topped stone fruit pie using fresh plums from our tree. Though I started making this pie at a reasonable hour, […]
Lemon cupcakes from scratch
In another of my late-night baking sessions, I made triple lemon cupcakes from scratch. I based it off of a lemon cake recipe from SmittenKitchen, but I added lemon rind […]
Late-night baking
I often turn to baking as a way to relieve stress. My favorite recipe to repeat during this quarantine has been SmittenKitchen’s Bittersweet Chocolate Pear Cake. We cannot get enough […]
Last of the leftover birthday cake
I baked a two-layer chocolate cake from scratch for my birthday last month. I swapped out the middle layer of frosting for seedless raspberry jam, but otherwise, I followed the […]
Torching a pie
I made a key lime pie with a toasted marshmallow topping tonight—and I had a great time torching my homemade whipped frosting. Quarantine meals are starting to get creative as […]
Birthday surprise for Mama
I surprised Mama today by showing up in the middle of her Senior’s Memoir Writing Class with birthday cupcakes! After dropping her off at class and secretly conspiring with the […]
