In person I am about the least likely person to back down from a potentially controversial position. Multitudes of jokes have been made about me being opinionated. I tend to shy away from it online, however. For one thing, I dislike dealing with the inevitable lack of courtesy that accompanies comments on the internet, where…
Grown Up Crispy Chocolate Globs
Ostensibly this post is about food, Crispy Chocolate Globs to be exact. But first I need to share something more exciting–Skamp has arrived!
Pink Peppercorn Vanilla Bundt Cake
I love all cake and especially bundt pans. Representatives ones, abstract or pattern-based ones, traditional ones.
Peanut Butter Candy Bars: Baking With Sammy to Use Up Halloween Candy
Peanut Butter Candy Bars are a fantastic way to use up leftover Halloween candy. These photos were were updated in November 2015–but I have left the original photos of Sammy and I baking these the first time around! I wonder if my mom was as tormented by Halloween candy as I am? It drives me…
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies: Baking With Sammy
During the years I lived in State College, PA, I saw many pumpkin whoopie pies for sale. And for some reason I always stared longingly but talked myself out of buying. I have no idea why–some misguided attempt to be healthy?–but whatever the reason I had never made nor eaten whoopie pies before Sammy’s and…
S’Mores Bars Take 1: Baking with Sammy
I see S’More bars everywhere and am always curious about them and just how much could they actually taste like S’Mores anyway. The answer, so far at least after 2 recipes, is a bit but not a ton. The first recipe I am not ready to share because it was super sweet and I think…
U2 & Chocolate Birthday Trifle: Excuses Excuses!
I know, I know. This might be the longest gap I have ever gone without posting. And we have not even left yet for Morocco! The first excuse is that some seriously frustrating sh*t, er, stuff, is going on with our internet connection. So every time I sit down to work on my blog, I…
Glazed Tomato Soup Bundt Cake
Canned soup gets a bad rap. Some if it fair–sodium, lack of freshness–but some of it is unfair as well. It is cheap, filling, it frequently covers more than one food group, and it can be a handy ingredient in a certain type of cooking. I would never advocate making everything with canned soup, but as…
Blueberry Lemon Tiramisu
I have been staring at this recipe for 2 years in Lori Longbotham’s Luscious Lemon Desserts, and I finally decided that it is the perfect post-holiday dessert to serve to company. On the one hand, everyone is totally done with (for a while) chocolate, nuts, mint… but on the other hand you cannot serve wheat…