As most of you already know, every two weeks, my online bake-a-long group makes another recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Baking Chez Moi. And most of you also know that when I’m cooking, I tend to substitute ingredients like crazy, and the recipes almost always turn out. There’s a reason that I call myself the…
Fruit and Nut Chocolate Fudge Clusters
This is a super-easy recipe for a tasty fudge, that can be whipped up in mere minutes. I always keep the basics for this recipe in my cupboards, in case I need to make a last-minute dessert. I made this recently for a picnic in a park, and while it wasn’t consumed there, it was…
Memories of Meals Past: Days of Red Wine And Chocolate (Cupcakes)
I was chatting with a friend in Thailand on Skype last night (shout out to Henneth! FYI, check out his awesome paintings on flickr — so gorgeous!), and logged off so I could go write a blog post for Throwback Thursday, or as I call it around here, Memories of Meals Past. But I got…
Of Cats, Cuddles, and (Rhubarb-Free) Cake
I’m writing this post while sitting in someone else’s kitchen, with a tiger-eyed cat chirruping earnestly in my ear. I’m cat/housesitting for a few weeks, and staying in this wonderfully renovated circa 1900’s house, getting all the cat cuddles my heart desires. But this means I’m not in my own kitchen as much, except when…
Cheddar and Rosemary Focaccia, the EASY Way
I love focaccia, but I’m a fan of quick meals and therefore quick breads. And the whole letting the dough rise, and then punching down, and then rising again, etc., etc., is just more trouble than I’d like to do on a regular basis. So I developed (look at me using food blogger lingo!) a…