Pear and hazelnut pie
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree. Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope that Santa determined that you were nice this year, unless you really deserved that stocking full…
Chocolate-coconut icebox cookies
I love the holiday season for too many reasons to count: silly family traditions, ambitious knitting projects that result in half-finished presents, Christmas carols everywhere, and COOKIES. All of the cookies. We have to make a batch of sugar cookies…
Honey and olive oil crepe cake
One of the perks of working at America’s Test Kitchen comes in the form of very exciting visitors. During my first week, Dorie Greenspan stopped in to see our kitchen, give an informal talk, and inform us all that she…
Pumpkin loaf cake with browned butter frosting
Pumpkin loaf cake with browned butter frosting Somehow pumpkin spice has gone from the quintessential flavor of fall to the quintessential flavor of the twenty-something girl wearing a scarf and leggings. And while I think the addition of the sixth…
Oatmeal date sandwich cookies
I remember lots of great food coming out of my grandma’s kitchen, with the peanut butter bonbons from two weeks ago pretty much at the top of that list. It continued with peanut butter treats masquerading as “energy bars,” holiday…
Peanut butter bonbons
I’m on a plane right now, flying home from Spokane and my grandma’s funeral. It hasn’t been an easy weekend. It was hard to stand in the living room of the house my mom grew up in, flooded with memories…
Slow cooker applesauce
You know that awful feeling when you bite into an apple and it just gives way under your teeth? No matter how perfect that red delicious in your box lunch looks, its mealy insides never live up to your dreams…
Browned butter pastry cream… and cupcakes!
I’ve had jobs in three different restaurant kitchens, and I didn’t feel qualified for any of them when I was hired. I’ve come to relish that feeling, most of the time at least, because it pushes me to learn the…
Browned butter chocolate chip cookies
My childhood home had a built-in stepstool in the kitchen that pulled out like a drawer, which was, of course, directly in front of the mixer. I’m not sure if my parents were encouraging independence or resigned to the fact…
Peach mascarpone pie
I’m not sure if we’ve been over this before, but you should know: I’m dating a mathematician. He’s decided he wants to go by JS on here because his favorite math blog refers to people by their initials. Yes, he…
