To those of you that celebrate it: Happy Easter! To those of you that don’t: you can still enjoy the candy sales that are about to come your way. So what if everything is egg-shaped? Half-priced chocolate and jelly beans is a deal you really can’t pass up. There is something about the coming of …
Easter is one of those holidays that seems to drive a lot of candy sales. What is an Easter basket without a giant, foil-wrapped chocolate bunny, a Cadbury Creme egg, or a box of Peeps? Besides the egg-shaped Reese’s, I always looked forward to that small carton of Robin’s Eggs. From the bright colors to …
My mom makes the best chocolate chip cookies. I know, I know. That’s something that most people could probably argue, but I have a whole family of Italians that agree with that fact. There are some incredible cooks in my family, and even with her recipe, none of them can manage to get her chocolate …
Warning: these blondies are amazing. Normally, I try to reserve some self-control when it comes to eating what I’ve baked. With these blondies around, my willpower seems to go missing. Honestly, the first time I made them, I picked at them until a whole row was polished off. It takes everything I have to resist …
San Francisco is one of those cities that has somehow become synonymous with Irish Coffee thanks to the Buena Vista and its place in the drink’s origin stories. The real, lesser known tale, tells the story of Joe Sheridan–the bartender who brought Irish Coffee to the Buena Vista–and the passengers of a Pan Am flight that was forced to turn around and land due to bad weather. Cold and tired in Foynes, Ireland, Sheridan was called in to warm the passengers up; he slipped some Irish whiskey into their coffee, topped it off with a pouring cream. When someone asked him if the coffee was Brazilian, Sheridan said, “No, it was Irish coffee!”
Have I admitted to my fascination with all things British yet? I don’t know if it’s the wonderfully dreary weather, the brogues, the pubs, the love of football (soccer), or the general awkwardness and forced politeness that seems to take over people, but I’ve always been drawn to the area. Back in college, I spent …
Sometimes, you just want a classic cookie: something with a solid flavor combination that just about everyone knows and loves. That’s what I was going for with these Oatmeal Scotchies. I wanted a cookie recipe that I could throw together and bring anywhere without having people look at me like the flavor combination was crazy. …
Lesson learned during the #52weeks52cookies project: when you challenge yourself to come up with a new recipe every week, you sometimes run out of ideas and flavor combinations and need to look somewhere beyond your own creativity for inspiration. Cookie block. It’s a bit like writer’s block. You know that there’s something inside of you …
I know, I know. It’s been over a month since I’ve launched this blog and I’ve yet to post anything other than a cookie recipe. Guess what. That’s all going to change with this post! Salted Caramel Cheesecake Guinness Brownies. That’s right. The name of these might be a mouthful, but they are so rich …
Little known fact about me: despite coming up with plenty of drop cookie recipes, shortbread cookies are actually my favorite. They’re buttery, crumbly, and not too sweet. There’s nothing like biting into a shortbread cookie and feeling as it melts in your mouth. Even better–they’re incredibly easy to make. These cookies fall right in line …