Dear Stephen, I’ve met someone else.
OK, so it’s a cookie. I suppose technically I’m not going to divorce my husband and marry a cookie, but if such a thing were legal I’d ...
Superfudgy Low-Fat Brownies: Zen and the Art of Baking with a Toddler
There’s an art to baking with a toddler. Usually, it involves plenty of preparedness. Pulling out the ingredients beforehand, consulting the recipe to be sure you’ve ...
Cornmeal Jag, Featuring Sweet Corn Coffeecake with Mixed Berries
Did you ever go on an ingredient jag? It’s sort of like a crying jag, where you can’t stop crying no matter how hard you try, ...
Baking, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack
Crunchy Granola Bars, Barefoot Contessa-Style
It’s no secret: I’m an Ina Garten fan. I’ve blogged about her roasted eggplant spread, her roasted Brussels sprouts, her barbecue sauce, her ...
Baking, Nutritious Nibbles, Parenting, Snack
Bert’s (and Ernie’s, too, I’ll bet) Best Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
When Harry was born, one of the more appropriate gifts we received was C Is for Cooking ...
Baking, Breakfast, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack
A Tale of Two Corn Muffins
They were the best of muffins, they were the worst of muffins, they delighted me with their juicy blueberries, they tormented me with ...
Toddler Cookie Party
On New Year’s Eve, we had a wee party. Not a debauched, drunken, what-was-I-thinking kind of party. No, this was something a little gentler, a little ...
The Chocolatiest, Quickest, Most Rewarding Treat for No Effort at All: Amazon Cake
Thank god for the internet, that’s all I can say.
This afternoon I got a little stir-crazy—I’m just finishing one of my long-term on-site freelance gigs, which ...
Raspberry Tunnel of Runny Lava Cake
It all started out well enough. Following the recipe for Raspberry Tunnel of Fudge Cake in Chocolate American Style ...
Raspberry Bannock Scones (Thanks, Luisa!)
Stephen’s birthday is tomorrow, and when I asked him what kind of cake he wants, he said it should be something with chocolate and raspberry. The ...