Summer Preview: Ginger-Mint Fruit Salad
Seriously, Memorial Day is Monday? That has to be a mistake. My calendar says we’re only in mid—no wait, late—May. Oh. Guess I’d better lose that five ten pounds, pronto. While the weather here in NYC already leans toward summery (translation: I’m sweaty and sticky and gross, but our air conditioners aren’t hooked up yet), ...Keep Reading
Nutter Butters from Classic Snacks Made from Scratch
Sometimes I feel sorry for Harry. He’s never known the simple pleasure of tearing open a Devil Dog, then licking the stripe of creamy filling off the wrapper. Never thrilled at the thought of two glazed squares of sweet cherry pie tucked inside Drake’s wax-paper sleeve. Never sucked the neon-orange powder off his fingers after ...Keep Reading
30-Minute Holiday Baking: Sesame-Almond Crackers
If it’s December, it’s Oh Nuts season. Every year around this time they contact me, to see if I’d like to try out some of their uber-fresh, dizzyingly varied bulk nuts, dried fruit, and candy in my holiday baking. And every year I say yes, please. I opted for blanched almond flour. While I’m not ...Keep Reading
20-Minute Treat: Flourless Double Chocolate Cashew Bars
I’m baking my guts out lately. Hurricane Sandy blasted in, and blasted open my oven doors—first for my own comfort, then to distribute in Staten Island, then for the bake sale, then for Thanksgiving, then for another bake sale just yesterday, and now for today’s Bloggers Without Borders Cookie Swap, raising money for WhyHunger. (It’s ...Keep Reading
Strawberry Hurricane Muffins
You may have heard. It’s, um, stormy. I was going to write a playful post about how waking up to pre-Sandy howls inspired me to bake these not-too-sweet, fruit-filled, whole grain muffins, but two things are stopping me: First, my desk is next to a window facing our small, bricked-in backyard, which becomes a wind ...Keep Reading
