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
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
Don’t Call It a Smoothie: Triple-Berry Fruit Soup
My kid’s a freak. This probably isn’t news to you, since I write about his food weirdness all the time, but last night’s dinner request was a doozy. At the end of a 90-something-degree day, which we spent sweating at the kiddie amusement park inside Central Park, my darling boy wanted soup for dinner. Soup. ...Keep Reading
Perfect for Father’s Day? Parmesan-Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon
Stephen’s been asking me to make dates wrapped in bacon for oh, nine years now. We met nine years ago. But, y’know, I grew up kosher. I lurves me some super-crisp bacon, and pepperoni pizza is always welcome—but only outside my home. Inside, I’m all about turkey bacon. And I knew turkey bacon wasn’t going ...Keep Reading
Triple-Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Blah blah blah, my kid hates vegetables… Are you as tired of that refrain as I am? Tempted to start sneaking purees into your recipes, just so junior will get some nutrients—even if he has no idea he’s doing so? Well, don’t. Please. I’m pretty sure that the only way a kid can learn to ...Keep Reading
