Pound cake has that whole “girl next door” thing going on.
You didn’t miss her when your Mom stopped keeping the Sara Lee frozen variety in your freezer, because you had already moved on to that sleeve of Chips Ahoy in the pantry. Then you were in your 20s going through every trendy, flourless chocolate [...]
Category Archives: baking
Pound for Pound
Happy St. Makeout Day
This cake comes with strings attached; a long St. Patrick’s Day story and a big announcement at the end. Please bear with me. The cake is worth it.
Chocolate stout cake is a great way to sneak Guinness into your diet.
I made a version of this cake way back in 2001 for my roommates as [...]
Bikini Blondies
February finally found me and smoked me out of my happy place.
I was doing so well!! Maybe it was the bonus birthday sun in Miami. Perhaps it was Phil, Conan and their funny accents ordering bagels in New York City? Something scrambled February’s evil instruments designed to make me feel like a robot, a [...]
For the pie
Does anyone want a 20th Anniversary Edition of Trivial Pursuit? Oh, come on! It’s a great opportunity to celebrate the game’s anniversary since I’m sure you missed that party 8 years ago. Plus, I’m sure the questions are even more relevant as the game grows older. Just think of all the “Friends” [...]
Magical Mystery Mail
I am technology’s number 1 fan.
If technology had an official store, I would buy the foam finger. If it had its own theme restaurant in Times Square, I would bus tables until I could waitress.
Still, there is something great about a piece of old school, homemade mail.
Of course, this time of year, there [...]





