Last night, I was watching my favorite show, Master Chef, and one of the guys on there royally screwed up biscotti. A biscotti is a twice baked cookie, and the poor contestant only baked it once. I haven’t made biscotti for a while, and I was inspired to make some. I found a great recipe… Continue reading Cinnamon Rum-Raisin Biscotti
I can never resist the urge to try a new chocolate chip cookie recipe! Any recipe that claims to be the best will always get at least an attempt out of me. Another thing that always gets an attempt out of me is other blogger’s photos where they are pulling apart a hot cookie… Continue reading The Best Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is me every time somebody (namely, my husband) says they don’t like coconut: I was really desperate for some coconut macaroons tonight. I’m not sure why. Sometimes the mood just strikes. I keep the two essential ingredients for macaroons (coconut and eggs) on hand at all times for just this reason. I decided to… Continue reading Chocolate and Coconut Macaroon Bars
Confession: Somewhere along the way, writing a food blog turned me into a snob. I mean, I’m not insufferable. I’m not one of those “oh, I would sooner die before I would use a box of cake mix” people, but as a general rule, while I cook with mixes, etc., often, I don’t often blog… Continue reading Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
The number one question I get asked when my blog comes up is “How do you not weigh a million pounds?” The answer is that I have pretty good self control. I have to. If I ate everything I baked, I wouldn’t fit through my doorway. My house is consistently filled with delicious baked goods, and I… Continue reading Apple Streusel Bars
Summer is coming! Summer is coming! If you live anywhere other than Seattle, summer probably means S’MORES! Of course, here in Seattle, it rains a lot- even in the summer. I can’t even tell you how many times I have bought the stuff for s’mores- we have a fire pit in our backyard- and been… Continue reading Baked S’mores Bars
Listen, we’ve all done it. Sometime, around the beginning of March, we’re at Target. We have a cart full of crap we don’t really need but had to buy, two kids in the cart, latte in hand, and we pass by the Easter Candy aisle. “I don’t need any of that…” we tell ourselves. “Oh,… Continue reading Reese’s Peanut Butter Bars
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