Tag: Cooking
Kitchen Disasters Revealed
A homemade hot fudge sundae. Sounds totally yum, right? Well, some times, things are not as good as they appear. Homemade hot fudge, delicious vanilla ice cream, some cookie crumbles. Except one thing … the hot fudge instantly hardened. And I am not talking in a good way. It became a supersized Tootsie Roll-like … [...]
Drink Like an Irishman
I love St. Patrick’s Day. Little leprechauns, corned beef and cabbage and yummy Irish beers. This year, I got to get into the spirit a little earlier than usual thanks to a St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids story I wrote for SheKnows. Although I am really not crafty, I had a ton of fun [...]
Summer in February: Basic Basil Pesto
This past week was a welcome reprieve from the dreary winter days that have been a constant recently. Seeing the sun has done a lot to chase away the dread with which I have been approaching the weather. And (knock on wood) we finally had a snow-free week. I never thought I would be this [...]
Cranberry Coffeecake
Christmas is two days away. My presents aren’t wrapped, my house isn’t clean enough yet. I have scores of baking left to do too. It’s going to be a frantic Wednesday, I will tell you that much. Are you making any cranberry sauce or conserve this week? If so, keep this in mind when you [...]
Christmas Cookies: Conquering My Fear of Meringue
When I started baking from scratch, I was a preteen. I scoured the Joy of Cooking for an easy cookie recipe that included ingredients we kept in the house. I found that in a sugar drop cookie recipe. Before long, I was adapting the recipe to make thumbprint cookies, decorated cookies and more. One year, [...]
