Lingie sent me a FANTASTIC link about writing earlier today. Please read it, especially if you write. I was totally inspired to flail my fingers away helplessly across a keyboard after driving 90 minutes in rush hour traffic to a restaurant my mom picked for …
For the longest time while I was growing up, I couldn’t wait to get old – even into my twenties. Getting older was exciting because every birthday, I’d look over my shoulder at the year prior (or a few years prior), and thank my lucky …
Butternut squash and pumpkin are the two produce staples that make transitioning into cold weather so much easier. Butternut squash soup is one of my favorite go-to’s on a cold day. I personally am not a fan of the cream-based version, as it feels like I’m eating ice …
Happy 2013, everyone! Hope everyone had a lot of fun and made lots of mistakes last night! I decorated this cake during another class I took at the Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories, which is where I took my Intro to Macarons and French …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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. …
I’m a Macaronaholic. Part of why I love these cookies so much is because I respect the fact that it’s really easy to make bad ones. Different factors come in to play when making these chewy little clouds of heaven – humidity, room temperature, sifting, …
Ok – this is a REALLY late post (like…4+ months late), but Leslie liked the Browned Butter Sea-Salted Rice Crispy Treats I made for her birthday back in March so much, she wanted them to be incorporated into the dessert bar at her wedding too. …