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 …