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….
Mayonnaise
During one of my first days working at the restaurant, the baker training me told me that we were going to make mayonnaise. Wait, what? I’ve never eaten much mayonnaise, as a kid because it was super gloppy (yes, that…
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…
Orange-Maple Glazed Tempeh
It’s just a phase I first made this recipe a few weeks ago when I decided that it had been too long since I had any tempeh. It was inspired by a 101 Cookbooks recipe but simplified because the number…
Vegan cornbread
How sweet it is I realize that I’ve been, uh, inconsistent in my posting as of late. But the thing is, I have a really good excuse. As of a few weeks ago, I am a real, actually-getting-paid-for-it baker, meaning…
Veggie Chili
Why spicy foods are hot The calendar says it’s April, but I don’t believe it. Except for a few cruelly teasing days of sun, Chicago has been stuck in a cold, dreary, windy, rainy end-of-winter slump that really needs to…
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…
