When Robert Rose sent me The 250 Best Brownies, Bars and Squares they also sent me The 250 Best Cookie Recipes, both by Esther Brody. As I mentioned in my review of the bars and brownies version these books are not really cookbooks you would read or browse for pleasure. They are more utilitarian, a resource of…
Gingerbread Bars/Review of Esther Brody’s 250 Best Bars and Brownies
I was recently sent Esther Brody’s The 250 Best Brownies, Bars and Squares to review. I was a little skeptical before receiving the book; the somewhat personality-less “250 Best!” format is not really to my taste. On the other hand, any collection of 250 baked goods deserves to be perused. The verdict?
Flourless, No Butter Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips, Reese’s Pieces and Oats
Guys! I have been married 10 years! Turning 30 did not phase me. 40 is coming soon and I feel pretty unbothered. But for some reason, realizing that I have been married for 10 years really makes me feel way too grown up! The funny part about it is, I did not even realize. John…
#BundtaMonth: Moroccan Inspired Olive Oil Bundt Cake with Ras El Hanout
We’ve all been there. I’ve been there more than once. There was the cream of mushroom soup I had right before getting sick on Vicodan when my wisdom teeth were removed, the vegetarian samosa I ate from a street food cart in Bath, England that made me queasy for the rest of the day, the…
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Wacky Cake and A Review of Piece of Cake!
Full disclosure: my mom does not make cake from scratch; I did not grow up in a family where cakes were baked, aside from the occasional boxed mix. My maternal grandma did, but my mother never. Even pancakes, waffles and shortcakes are made with Bisquick. Now this is the same woman who, as far as…
Be A Good Cookie! Meringue Cookie Flavors for the Holidays and Cookies for Kids’ Cancer
I had a very hard time writing this post. Striking the right tone seems important, yet it is eluding me.
Vegan Low Fat Chocolate Cake
John and I always plan our vacations around food. We (along with my sister) spend a good chunk of our beach vacation finding the best seafood, the best ice cream, the best restaurant, etc; we spent our honeymoon eating our way through Thailand; we added Spain and Morocco to John’s conference in Vienna for the…
Ruperto’s Tender Flaky Cookies: A Great Dairy Free Cookie to Satisfy Shortbread Cravings
With apologies to my dairy free friends who also keep kosher or halal, I have to tell you that these cookies were so delicious, so sublime, that they might have replaced traditional butter-based Scottish shortbread for my favorites of this type of cookie (I will continue to make both though, because Scottish shortbread is fabulous…
Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
I am pretty certain this post can be filed under “ironic.” I am finally caught up enough to share my first deliberately dairy free recipe, and guess what? I had a CT scan today and am re-introducing the dairy. Wee-hoo!