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Cozy Up to Winter with Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies I always think it’s kind of weird the way people put up their holiday decorations the day after Halloween and then take them down the day after Christmas. This is the hard part of the year, …
Cooking Math: Chocolate & Chocolate = Super Fudgy Brownies The first thing I ever learned to bake were brownies from a box. I mixed the powder together with water, eggs, and oil, straining my super weak, skinny arms with endless stirring. Then I spread the …
Summer Produce: Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes The end of summer – and my vacation – is rapidly approaching. I can’t believe I am already going back to school on Monday! One thing that isn’t ending, though, is a supply of farm fresh produce. Yesterday a …
Fake Takeout: Shrimp Fried Rice I don’t like to go out. If the pandemic taught me anything, it’s just how much I love staying home. While other people were discovering cooking and baking and crafts like they had just been invented, I was able to …
Mammoth Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Cure for What Ails You Do you know someone who has to wake up really early for work or school? I bet they never stop talking about it. I would know; I’m that person. To know me is to have …
Cooking Sort of Italian with an Italian Skillet Dinner Have we ever discussed how I found out I am part Italian? I can’t remember. My dad, retired and bored, decided to look into our background. His parents were pretty easy. Almost everyone in his family …
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, …
In our house being French is sort of our identity. It’s important that our kids feel that connection to the place their dad was born and raised. We all speak French, eat French, and visit France pretty regularly. That said, St. Patrick’s Day is the …
Easy Moist Apple Cinnamon Scones with Maple Glaze Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try Moist, buttery cones bursting with chunks of apple and warm autumn spices make Easy Moist Apple Cinnamon Scones with Maple Glaze the perfect accompaniment for your morning cup of coffee or afternoon tea. Gone are the …
I love buffalo chicken…things. But not buffalo chicken wings. I’m not a super big fan of eating with my hands, or of eating messy foods in general. Buffalo chicken pizza? Delicious. Buffalo dip? Yes, please. So what could be better than mixing the spiciness of …
