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Monday (Morning) Resoultions: Italian Crepes with Sweet Cheese Filling and...
Yes, I know it’s not the morning anymore, but at least it’s still Monday! And I did do my new resolution today, I just didn’t get the chance to tell you about it. Actually, there are a bunch of things...
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Caramel-Banana Bread Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce
As promised, I’m back with the amazing cajeta-banana bread pudding recipe from Tacos, Tortas, and Tamales. While the duck tacos we made from the book last weekend were a great treat for a special...
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Monkey Bread, For Sharing
Over a year ago, I promised my coworkers that I would bring in some homemade monkey bread for them. Today, they finally got it. What happened in between? Mostly, a lot of excuses, like, “I can’t bake...
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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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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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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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Ricotta Bavarese with Red-Wine Poached Rhubarb
I hope it’s been long enough since rhubarb week that you won’t mind if I post another rhubarb recipe – because this one is really, really good. It’s from the SPQR cookbook, in which everything is...
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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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Better Breakfast Month and Giveaway // Cinnamon-Almond Waffles with Apple Pie...
Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Rachel Wang on winning! September is “Better Breakfast Month,” and although it seems that somehow the month is almost over, I think celebrating breakfast is...
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Book Club: Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake + Le Petit Paris
Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake The Book: Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake is a new Italian cookbook that explores recipes from the Amalfi Coast, that beautiful strip of sparkling blue water and dramatic...
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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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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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Holiday Cocktails: Burnt-Sugar Hot Buttered Rum
I love a hot drink in the winter. Not just the drink itself, but the anticipation of it as you trudge home in the cold, that first sip sending warmth flooding through your chest. Breathing in the...
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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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Captain’s Table Christmas // Chocolate-Orange Tom & Jerry
As promised, I’m back with the drinkable half of my submission to Captain’s Table Christmas. Trevor did rum-cocktail research while I was away in Russia/Spain, and his favorite discovery was the Tom...
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Ricotta Bavarese with Red-Wine Poached Rhubarb
I hope it’s been long enough since rhubarb week that you won’t mind if I post another rhubarb recipe – because this one is really, really good. It’s from the SPQR cookbook, in which everything is...
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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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IFBC, Cake Journal, Chocolate-Toffee Cookies with Caramel Centers
I’m writing this to you from way up over Canada, en route to Seattle for the 2013 International Food Blogger Conference, better known as IFBC. I’m pretty excited – four days of wining and dining,...
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