Guys I am so excited! I have the BEST new toy! The perfect set up for any technologically savvy cook/baker who is obsessed with working in the kitchen to her favorite tunes. HUGE thanks to my wonderful hubby and parents, who also chipped in as an early birthday present.
Salted Vanilla Oatmeal Cookies/Review of Pure Vanilla
I think by now regular readers of this blog know that I prefer thick, crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside cookies. So it should come as no surprise that these cookies were a huge hit by virtue of their texture alone. That their flavor is absolutely amazing just makes them that much…
Citrus Scented Blueberry Buckle
I mentioned earlier that while I was on Flagyl I was unable to consume any alcohol, not even vanilla extract. But as I felt better, I was desperate to bake something. Have you ever tried baking without vanilla (I did not have any alternatives, like beans or paste, available)? It is really hard! I finally…
Salted Browned Butter Honey and Oat Cookies
When I was growing up, my grandparents lived within easy driving distance of my home. My maternal grandpa and grandma, whom I have written about here before, lived 45 minutes away in the country. My dad’s parents lived around the outer belt in a different suburb of Columbus. I was very close to both of my grandmothers,…
Sweet Chocolate Flecked Muffins and Savory Tomato and Olive Muffins: Baking with Kids
This post is a little bittersweet. These muffins were baked back in mid-August (yes I am that behind); both kids helped a bit with the savory muffins, but much to Sammy’s frustration, Alex made the sweet muffins on her own (with my supervision). I explained to Sammy that she and I would have all year…
No Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Bars
Do you ever have moments where something–a memory, a smell, a sensation, etc.–triggers a feeling and all of a sudden you can perfectly imagine being somewhere other than where you are? Maybe a smell that reminds you of your grandma’s house or the sensation of snapping beans that takes you back to a summer day…
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies from #CookiesForKidsCancer: Best Bake Sale Cookbook
Last month I wrote about Cookies for Kids’ Cancer and the excellent work that they do. While doing the research for that post, I discovered they had a cookbook, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer: Best Bake Sale Cookbook. It doesn’t take much to convince me to buy a cookie cookbook, and seeing as this one was…
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…
“Bakery Classic” Chocolate Chip Cookies: A Review of Milk & Cookies
This is an ambivalent review of a cookbook. Which is kind of weird, but I just want to be clear from the start that I both like and am frustrated by Tina Casaceli’s Milk & Cookies: 89 Heirloom Recipes from New York’s Milk & Cookies Bakery (which, by the way, I chose and paid for–no…