Baking, Dessert, Recipes, Snack, Weight Watchers
Chocolate Pizzelles
Before I met S, I’d never tasted a pizzelle, the delicate, anise-scented Italian waffle cookie. It just wasn’t in my Jewish-American food vernacular. But S’s family ...
Baking, Dessert, Jew Food, Popular, Weight Watchers
Passover Birthdays Don’t Have to Suck (Not When There’s Chocolate Souffle Cake)
Today is my sister-in-law K’s birthday. It’s also the beginning of Passover—starting at sundown tonight, for eight days observant Jews will forego all kinds of forbidden ...
Baking, Dessert, Jew Food, Weight Watchers
Passover Birthdays Don’t Have to Suck (Not When There’s Chocolate Souffle Cake)
Today is my sister-in-law K’s birthday. It’s also the beginning of Passover—starting at sundown tonight, for eight days observant Jews will forego all kinds of forbidden foods, ...
The Better-Than-Carvel Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake
Mint and chocolate are the perfect couple. She, a flirty pale green, enlivens his deep, somewhat predictable flavor. He, brown and strong, grounds her airiness, providing ...
Stuck on You, Round Two: Turtle Tart
I wasn’t exactly thrilled with my earlier attempt at making caramel, so I thought I’d try again. Tonight I’m going to my friends’ for dinner, and ...
Sugar High Friday: I Want Some-Moas!
When I was a kid my mom always bought a lot of Girl Scout Cookies. I mean, a lot. Multiple boxes (six, eight?) each ...
Chocolate Haven? Chocolate Heaven? It’s All the Same to Me
This afternoon I went on a field trip to heaven. I met my friend E, her sweetly sleeping six-week old baby F, and her adorable pup Sheridan ...
Baking, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack, Weight Watchers
Cereality, for Real (Cherry-Chocolate Oatmeal Squares)
An email arrived this morning from A, an old publishing colleague who’s been freelancing with another old colleague at Cereality Cereal Bar and Cafes, the ...
Books, Dessert, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack
Yes, There IS Such a Thing as Too Much Chocolate Pudding
It all started with an innocent thought. S and I were relaxing before dinner, just going over our respective days, when we realized we didn’t have ...
Happy Birthday, Mom! (With a Recipe for Dark Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha Frosting, Plus Cake Frosting Tips)
My mom’s birthday was on Inauguration Day. Between the blizzard and my family’s busy schedules, the Official Celebration will finally happen later today. While we kids ...