Month: December 2012

Apple Pies in an Apple and Chocolate Chip Cookies (Guest Blog)

Apple Pies in an Apple and Chocolate Chip Cookies (Guest Blog)

Sup. April is the best month of the year.  Hands down.  Everyone knows it. But something happened in early November.  Allison was born.  Oh, don’t get me wrong April is still the greatest month of the year. Last year Alex and I, along with the beautiful 

French Macaron 201

French Macaron 201

I took an intermediate macaron class as a follow-up to the intro class I took Thanksgiving weekend. In the class, we made three different types of macarons and fillings: pistachio with a lemon curd filling, hazelnut with a chocolate ganache filling and candied crushed hazelnuts, 

Earl Grey Tea Shortbread Cookies (And Holiday Preview)

Earl Grey Tea Shortbread Cookies (And Holiday Preview)

Merry Christmas, everyone! As of yesterday, I am proud to say that I have completed the Holiday Bake-A-Thon 2012 (*inserts shameless plugs from 2011, 2010, and 2009 here*).  I may churn out a couple more things before the year is over, but will do so 

Slanted Door’s Grapefruit and Jicama Salad

Slanted Door’s Grapefruit and Jicama Salad

Let’s be real – the holidays are a time to “be merry”. Translation:  skip the gym and go to happy hour, or reward yourself for going to the gym by gorging on extra cookies or carbs or booze…or all of those combined in one sitting.