Easy Holiday Dessert: Irish Whiskey Cake
It’s possible that yesterday you found out what a poor baker I am. That’s o.k. because I’ve come up with strategies to get around the problem. For instance, when we celebrated “Pretend Christmas” with my in-laws who were visiting from the UK last week I whipped up a very easy
Read More...In Memory Of My Gramma: Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares
Laura May Pittman (née Holmwood) was my Dad’s mom, my Gramma. She passed away on August 23rd. Since then I’ve been thinking about her joy around little kids, her laughter when my dad teased her, crossword puzzles, card games (especially hearts), hair rollers, old time country music, cherry Kool-Aid, Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares and [...]
Read More...Raspberry Lime Pranayama Cupcakes on Frosting for the Cause
Frosting for the Cause is a year-long project to raise money and awareness for cancers that affect women. Every day of 2011 a different blogger posts a recipe for a cookie or cupcake along with a story about how cancer has impacted their life. The stories are sometimes sad, sometimes happy but always inspirational. [...]
Read More...Hot Chocolate Cake: All Meanings Realized
I’ve been making this Hot Chocolate Cake for years but only recently noticed the ambiguous title. Then, I also noticed that all possible meanings are borne out. How fun!
Read More...Candied Ginger Pudding on Food 52
Linguistically Ambiguous Foods is the current Cook the Story theme. I therefore couldn’t resist submitting the ambiguously named Candied Ginger Pudding to the Food 52 Pudding Contest. The title can be interpreted as Candied-Ginger Pudding since the pudding’s flavor is achieved by steeping candied ginger in milk. The title can also be interpreted as Candied [...]
Read More...Rosemary-Orange-Lemon-Curd Slice
In the final hours before our holiday party, I didn’t want to be doing more than popping corn and putting on my mascara. I decided against making the Rosemary-Lemon Tartlets with Pine Nut Shortbread called for in DeSerio’s Sweets and Sparklers menu because of the requirement that they be assembled shortly before the party. I [...]
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