We're all good enough to be great cooks
Cheesecake: A Horror Story Gather round for a story, children. One day, many years ago, our next door neighbors had a party. The next day, the woman came over with a cheesecake that hadn’t been eaten. When we cut into it, the inside oozed out, …
Chocolate Pudding – But Not I tend to eat like a child, so it is not surprising that one of my absolutely favorite foods is chocolate pudding. Not just any chocolate pudding, mind you, but this very specific brand, My-T Fine. It is the pudding …
I woke up yesterday thinking about peanut butter. Specifically, I wondered what kinds of things I could make from peanut butter. I took a quick tour of the internet to see what other people were doing. There were lots of peanut butter and chocolate tarts …
A couple of times a month, my husband and I head over to have tea with a 92-year old friend. That probably sounds like we’re doing some sort of service for an old person, but that is not at all how it is. This woman …
I think I have had actual s’mores maybe once in my entire life. Thinking it over, I’m not exactly sure how that happened. First, I was the Girl Scout of all Girl Scouts. Second, 99% of our vacations while our kids were growing up were …
January is my least favorite month. While I do love seeing the snow outside my window as I snuggle down under a layer of blankets with some tea, there is something about the long hours of darkness that just seems to drain the life out …
Happy Halloween! I am super excited about this Halloween 2021 because for the first time in a long time, I am home instead of at work. I have a great love of all things nostalgic and this holiday takes me way back to my childhood …
I think that most of my fondest childhood memories take place in autumn. I love school (hence, I am a teacher), sweaters, cold weather, and the changing leaves. Above all, I LOVE being cozy at home. I think I could quite seriously stay home and …
I thought about naming these Cookie Dough Brownies, but then I realized people would get the impression that they were like those chocolate chip cookie bars whose recipe is on the package. Those are fine, of course, but these are fudgy, chewy brownies “frosted” in …
I am a weird eater. I don’t like a lot of the things that make up most people’s favorite foods: pancakes, French fries – you get the picture. Ice cream is usually on that list, although I don’t actively dislike it. It’s more like I …
