Choclate-Pecan Morning Buns
It was serendipitous that my June Bon Appetit magazine arrived at a time when I had become obsessed with recreating a recipe for morning buns that I couldn’t stop thinking about, even years after I had first tasted them (please see Rehab and Chocolate for the full backstory). Sadly, to do recipe development you have … Read more
Blackberries
This time of year forces me to get creative. The sheer amount and variety of things coming into season is so overwhelming. I get real tired, real fast of making the same things all the time. I love blackberry pie, but after a while, enough is enough. Come January, I will happily open a jar … Read more
If only…
This Wednesday marks what would have been the 100th birthday for Julia Child. While I haven’t been a lifelong fan, I must admit that I am a recent convert. Not because of the popular book turned movie “Julie & Julia, which was mildly entertaining (BTW, the second book was a self-indulgent whine-fest). I recently checked … Read more
I’m tired. Really, really tired.
If you have been following my blog, you know that I started a new job about a month ago. Back in the day, when I was either Super-woman or seriously jacked on caffeine, I was able to manage a family and a job easily. Or at least I thought it was easy. Now, however, it … Read more
{VIDEO POST} Chicken Part 2: Stock
If you have been following along for a bit now, you know that this is only my 2nd actual video. My sister had been teasing me for about a year that I should make a series of videos with the kids running around screaming in the background. Just like my real life. I didn’t include … Read more
Half Baked Cookie Sandwiches: The name alone makes them great!
When I saw a post for a cookie sandwich that billed itself as “half baked” I knew that I had to try it. Fate would not allow me to overlook it. Sure, just a week ago I had proclaimed that I was “on a diet”, but what is a girl to do? When I stumbled … Read more
Jam Squash. I’m not kidding
The other night, I awoke from a dream and decided that the best way to work my way through my stores of jams was to stuff them into a squash. Not sure what the dream was that made me decide that was the plan of action, but I decided to run with it. In my … Read more
