Food-snob alert: If you detest recipes that start with, “Take one tube of dough…”, avert your eyes. This recipe is definitely not for you. It is full of refined sugars, chemical preservatives, saturated fat, and processed carbs. It bears the name Sopapilla without having the …
I was going to tell you about peanut noodles today. But then I made these cheesecakes yesterday and today is all gloomy and gray, so I thought maybe you’d like something to make that would warm up your kitchen and make your whole house smell …
So we’re finally in the week before Christmas, a.k.a. prime cookie-baking time. I have to say, I’m quite impressed with the amount of sweets-making and cookie-baking that has been taking place up until now in my house. Also, I think anyone would be impressed with the …
Do you ever just NEED to have a tray of brownies? Don’t deny it… you’ve felt this way. Sometimes, only a fudgy, chocolatey treat will silence the craving. And there’s nothing like homemade. But here’s the rub: I cannot buy bars of chocolate, bring them into …
There’s no denying it now. Summer is coming to a close. My morning drive to work is slowed down by school buses, I have more ripe tomatoes than I know what to do with, and most of the time, I can turn off the a/c …
Hi, all. Sorry for not being around here lately. Truth is, it’s been a pretty long, sad, all-around-rough couple of weeks for my family and I, and I just haven’t had the heart to make much in the way of dinner. Or lunch. Or breakfast. …
I can’t believe that I completely forgot about Monday Treat Day last week. Will you ever forgive me? My mind has just been somewhere else… hard to believe, I know, when there are things like pretzel fudge to be made. But don’t worry, this bad boy …
Ok, we have to talk. It’s about… the cake. It’s not the cake, it’s me. I just can’t do it anymore. See, it’s bathing suit season, or rather, it would be bathing suit season if Monday Cake Days hadn’t wreaked such havoc on my …
I searched high and low for rhubarb this year. There was none to be found. Towards the end of May, I started getting pretty worried, thinking that I might not get any this year. Because, for me, rhubarb is just so spring. And here it …
I have been on the hunt, people. A few weeks ago, while browsing some food sites, I saw a picture of this beautiful, towering, white coconut cake. I was completely smitten. But looks can be deceiving, because as I read the recipe, I realized that …