Gingerbread Christmas Cookies With Guest Baker, Josh
We’ve scientifically proven that gingerbread cookie dough will keep in the refrigerator for three days while you try to find the time to finish them. Josh, aka one of the [...]
View ArticleHealthier Desserts: Fresh Baked Apples with Frozen Yogurt, Cranberries and...
“So, waddya do?” Isn’t that always the first thing we ask a stranger? It’s typical human behavior. You know what I’m talking about because our research shows that the majority [...]
View ArticleChocolate Raspberry Cake Roll
“If there’s any “trick” involved in making this chocolate rolled cake work, it’s to forego letting the cake cool while rolled into the towel. Rather, roll the cake up for [...]
View ArticleLimburgse vlaai- Southern Dutch Pie Crust
I think I’ve mentioned before that the Belgian side of my family left us little in the way of recipes. My grandfather ate slow flying pigeons, greasy potatoes and boiled-in-butter [...]
View ArticleSalted Caramel Sauce for Cake Filling, Pastry Drizzle and Licking from Your...
“Free Tomatoes”. That’s what the sign said. We’re walking down the sidewalk to the bakery (when we stil lived in Kirkland) and there it is, hand written on cardboard, sitting [...]
View ArticleFleur de Sel Almond Blondie Bars, Blondie and Blondie
Fleur de Sel Almond with Dark Chocolate Blondie Bars I can’t bake without music. There’s a cadence in everything, I think, whether it be rowing a boat or shifting a [...]
View ArticleBlackberry Buttercream Frosting: Simple or Bakery-Style
For a recent three layer, white chocolate cake, we made this fresh blackberry variation of both the basic and bakery-style buttercream frostings that we use for everything around here; cakes, [...]
View ArticleOur Top 5 Holiday Recipe Posts
We’re going out for dinner this Easter. I know…so anticlimactic for a food blog. But, hear me out: I’m freakin’ exhausted. I’ve been in so many airplanes this last month, I’m [...]
View ArticlePeanut Butter and Jelly Coarse Macaroons
I’m watching infomercials, the first sign that I’m traveling again and not getting the enough sleep. I laugh at the way they make the most mundane tasks look absolutely impossible. [...]
View ArticleFresh Nectarine and Blackberry Pie
It’s a common science fiction plot: hostile aliens invade earth for its natural resources, wreaking havoc heartlessly as they level cities, farms and suburbs. This is Angie’s analogy as she’s...
View Article2 Healthier Desserts: Frozen Banana & Frozen Strawberry, Non-Dairy Ice Creams
You can’t say “Gweneth Paltrow” without me screaming “What’s in the box!? What’s in the box!?” in my best Brad Pitt voice. If you’ve never seen the movie Seven, then I’ve [...]
View ArticleHere’s to Strong Women
Here’s to Sammy, who got engaged and continues to dazzle me, my Mom, who keeps evolving just when you think people stop doing that sort of thing. Here’s to Judy, […]
View ArticleBaked Cinnamon and Vanilla Sugar Doughnuts
I have to say it because Sam kept saying it while she was helping make these baked cinnamon and vanilla sugar doughnuts: “Doughnuts make me go nuts.” It’s a lot […]
View ArticleThe Sharing Economy and Peanut Butter Cream Brownies
I’m fascinated by the emergence of the sharing economy. The term first came to my attention when I recently used Air BNB, a global network that connects (safely I might […]
View ArticleHomemade Marshmallows, The Smiths and a Beautiful Mess
The universe is not designed to be in order. Children know this and celebrate the fact by stomping through parking lot puddles, wearing mismatched socks without a second thought and […]
View ArticleVanilla Bean and Berry Fruit Tart
If you don’t have a proven dessert tart in your repertoire, you really can’t do much better as a starting point than a classic European fruit tart. Vanilla pastry cream, […]
View ArticleVanilla Pastry Cream (Creme Patisserie)
I swear I’ve been working on a slew of healthier eating posts, both for the benefit of those that want to start the New Year with a commitment to taking […]
View ArticleSimple, Quick Cheesecake and My Tom Petty Fix
We don’t always have time to bake exotic cheesecakes. There isn’t always time to carefully wrap a pan in tin foil and place it in a water bath. Sometimes, we […]
View ArticleSweet Couscous Pudding
Angie and Sam are obsessed in a good way. The two of them are playing each other’s Burgess Meredith from Rocky, pushing one another to run and exercise everyday and […]
View ArticleLayered Apple Pie, Zoa’s Rain Boots and Depeche Mode
Layered Apple Pie: I don’t know what miracle of apple science makes it so, but the change to the type of cut used and the layering of the apples into […]
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