Chocolate hazelnut meringues
Good morning, students, and welcome to the first day of Egg Whites 101. Didn’t realize you’d gone back to school? Don’t worry, I’ll give you plenty of warning before the midterm. Plus, this is the kind of class with lots…
Tagalong Cake
My parents have a second freezer in the basement, between the washing machine and the wrapping paper. It’s for the essentials: summer berries from the garden, toaster waffles, and a seemingly endless supply of Girl Scout cookies. Sounds like a…
Brown sugar shortbread
Hi friends. It’s been a while, I know, but I promise there’s a really good reason for the radio silence. As of a couple weeks ago, I’m working full-time as a baker! It’s pretty incredible. I spend my days making…
Raspberry cheesecake cookies
When I was a kid, I thought the height of sophistication (and deliciousness) was epitomized by a snack that I found on the side of a box of Ritz crackers. Because seriously guys, crackers topped with cream cheese and raspberry…
Mexican hot chocolate brownies
I have a confession to make: these were last-minute brownies. They were an I-got-home-late-and-need-to-bring-something-to-work-tomorrow recipe. And they use olive oil because I didn’t have any butter and going to the store was clearly too much effort. But they were amazing….
Coconut-blueberry cream bars
Made for each other It all started with an innocent batch of muffins. I had to turn the oven on to make dinner, so while I was already heating the apartment I figured I may as well make some blueberry-coconut…
Chocolate mortarboards
Corn, sweet corn My little sister graduated from high school a few weeks ago (congrats, Baby!), so I went home for the weekend and of course spent the whole time in the kitchen. Is anyone surprised? I declared myself in…
Apple Pi(e)
Blame it on the alcohol Happy Pi Day! I hope everyone got to celebrate this very special occasion last week; acceptable methods of honoring the day include both doing some calculations and eating delicious pie. For anyone who has not…
Nutella
Nutty professor I have a new life goal: work for America’s Test Kitchen. I picked up their new D.I.Y. book at the library, choosing it off the shelf almost at random. Then I read it cover to cover. This is…
Flaky Pumpkin Scones
When flaky is a good thing A month or so ago, the lunch discussion at my office turned to the all-important subject of scones and the eternal question: flaky or fluffy? For me, this is no contest. Fluffy and crumbly…
