The things I do for you guys. I have made this pudding three times now, just to really make sure it’s as good as it was the first time. I experimented with different milks, different thickeners, different chocolate. And I ate a lot of pudding. …
Everyone has their favorite fall thing. Pumpkin is a biggie. Sweet potato is another one. Mine is apples. Come autumn, I want apple everything. I love how versatile they are, how perfect raw or baked. I feel the same way about apples in the fall …
It’s an interesting thing when you realize that your kid might just be even stranger than you are. When I made this discovery, I was filled with a mixture of terror and pride. Figure that one out, Freud. This latest realization came on the last …
YOU GUYS. This is not so much a recipe as a public service announcement. I’m not even going to waste time with a pithy little intro on this one. I just need to cut straight to the chase: CROISSANT ICE CREAM SANDWICHES. I have made …
There are a lot of good things about being a parent. But there are also some pretty lame parts about being a parent. You know what one of the worst parts of being a parent is? When you have to be mean mommy. You know… …
It would seem that the internet hardly needs another recipe for banana bread. Or banana cake. And it isn’t as though bananas and chocolate are a novel combination, for goodness’ sake. But I feel like it is my duty to share this banana cake recipe, …
Ok, last one for this year, I promise. This is the last rhubarb recipe I’m going to send your way for a while. But you’ll miss the rhubarb when it’s gone. This compote is similar to how I remember eating rhubarb as a kid. My …
My grandma on my Dad’s side is an incredible woman. She managed to raise nine children, keeping them clothed, cared for, and fed. Now, as someone who can regularly be heard raving, “I give up! I! GIVE! UP!” trying to care for only two children, …
Every once in a while a dessert comes along that makes dessert-eaters out of non-dessert eaters. A confection so delicious that no one can resist it. A treat so tempting that even the staunchest dieter gives in to its charms. Ok, that’s enough of that. …
A month ago, I gave birth to a baby girl. A month ago. This past month has gone by so fast that I’m feel like I blinked in May and woke up in June. And yesterday, I teared up just a little when I realized …