April 2013

One of the things I miss most about Germany are bakeries on every corner. They all offer an amazing variety of dense,…

Wow that’s alotta B’s. They were inspired by this month’s berrylicious 12 Loaves Challenge over at Cake Duchess. #TwelveLoaves April: Berries. Bake a…

It’s always a challenge when making French macarons to find a way to pack flavor into the shell itself. Adding liquid extract…

To celebrate Mother Earth here,  I recycled some leftover royal icing into flowers. I used small round, star and leaf tips to…

Spring is really trying here in NYC. Sort of. Warm weather creeps in for a day, jackets come off and then the…

Recently, a friend brought our community together in Pennsylvania for a farewell brunch for her daughter who will be deployed to Afghanistan.…

I am a bit of a baking trend hoarder. When I see something new in the market, most times I toss it…

  Most people have pantry staples that are standbys for a “just in case” situation. Cans of chickpeas and a jar of…

I found dried chili ginger at my local spice store down here in New York City’s East Village (also available at Trader…

Operation Cookie Takover is an effort to coordinate sending thousands of cookies to the troops in Afghanistan. Having survived my husband working…

This post is way too late but I love this book so much I did not want to skip doing a post…

You probably thought by the title of this post that I actually made cookies out of  pepperoni. Yes I am crazy enough…