organizing my most useful kitchen tools
I love healthy food, but I love it more when it doesn’t taste like healthy food. Best of both worlds! Click around to find some of my tried and true staples - and new recipes too, whether my own ideas, inspired by other blogs, torn from the pages of a magazine, or passed through friends or family. Learn more about me and My Utensil Crock HERE.
I was in a pretty intense baking streak in December, and in preparation for an afternoon of baking with AWP, I came across this recipe for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies. I love a good oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, and who doesn't love a fluffy cream filling ... just thinking about the sugar shell that forms on a great cream ... give me a … [Read more...]
I have identified these brownies as the beginning of my downfall this holiday season. I usually have considerable willpower, but with the way I acted around these brownies, I was surprised not to find "kryptonite" in the ingredient list. The photo shoot for these brownies started with sixteen ... and ended with ... less than sixteen. Well, … [Read more...]
Wouldn't it have been nice to wake up this morning to warm, sweet, soft cinnamon rolls, straight out of the oven? I agree, especially poring over these pictures on this snowy morning! These Overnight Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting are perfect to serve when you are hosting a crowd; or make them a tradition to serve your family on a … [Read more...]
Do you go through food phases, like me? For weeks or months at a time, I can't get enough of smoothies, or egg white and cheese sandwiches, or green tea. For a period during law school, granola was my jam. One day I reached for one of the specialty brands that are sold on the highest shelf in the cereal aisle, and a love connection was … [Read more...]
When you have a homemade brownie, do you go for a center piece, or an edge piece? I mix it up. I love the fudgy center, but the crispy edge has its own allure. What is Brownie Bark (a/k/a Brownie Brittle)? It is a thin layer of that crispy brownie edge - no soft center, just a crunchy cookie. It satisfies a sweet tooth without inducing a … [Read more...]
Isn't it interesting how everyone's chocolate chip cookies turn out differently? One hundred people using the same recipe - Nestle's Tollhouse for example - will turn out one hundred variations ... never mind the infinite recipe options for a good ol' fashioned chocolate chip cookie using butter, flour, sugar, and egg. But my own chocolate chip … [Read more...]
One of my favorite parts of going home to my parents' house is seeing what is abundant in their garden and turning it in to something delicious - and that is just what I did over July 4 weekend. In my apartment, the only thing that is in season right now is the bunch of basil I have managed to keep alive for a month in a water glass on my window … [Read more...]
One night in law school, I had plans to go out for frozen yogurt with a friend. She called about a half hour before to ask if I was ready, and I looked at the spoon in my hand sheepishly. "Um, I think I can't go for ice cream. There was an incident ... involving a jar of Nutella ... and a spoon." I am thankful that my sometimes uncanny memory is … [Read more...]
I just got so excited when I remembered I had some of these Cookie Dough Bites in the fridge. Happy Saturday to me! I will admit that I am guilty of sneaking bites of dough before a batch of cookies goes in the oven. I would venture that you are, too. I think about the raw egg, and kind of worry about it, but that dough just sings a siren song, … [Read more...]
I have a friend who always thinks I am playing a prank on her. It is comical to me at this point - it has been going on for over a decade. I do not know what I did to make her so skeptical, but other than maybe a surprise birthday gift or two (and my generally jocular nature), she has no reason to believe I would ever mislead her. I never have - … [Read more...]
