Category Archives: baking

The Christmas Cookie Diet

The Thanksgiving Diet didn’t really work for me. I just don’t understand this, I followed the diet to the letter!
Hmmm, huh…where did I go wrong?

“Day 1: Burn calories by meeting your brother in Mid-town Manhattan and hitch a ride upstate.” Ok, got it got it. I met my brother outside of Bloomingdales where we [...]

Pumpkin Party at the Moon Tower

I love these dudes.
It’s like the all-pumpkin cast of Dazed and Confused.
Alright, alright, alright!
Fall in New York City is definitely excellent, no question. But the leaves have not changed until I am drinking a cider and waiting on a long-ass line for a brown paper bag filled with warm donuts at an orchard stand. [...]

Pie-scapades

Get ready for some sweet apple on crust action! But first make sure you enter my Tim Tam Slam Giveaway. Only 3 1/2 more days for a chance to win two boxes of Australia’s famous Tim Tams and a pound of my favorite Graham Cracker Coffee.
Man, that coffee would be soooooo delicious with [...]

A Puffy French Post…

Remember when Andrew thought he could step up on my turf directly and bring that “Wicked” mess all up in here?! Pffffff, wh’ever. We’re obviously going to have to agree to disagree. But since this is NOT “Andrew-centric””, I get the last word. And that last word isn’t “wicked”, it’s rad. [...]

C-cubed

Looking at my blog entry from last week and that comfy picture of Martha’s perfect brownies, I felt a terrible pang of guilt. Since I discovered that recipe, it has become my go-to baked good for holidays, office events and last-minute sweet tooth demands. They are easy to make and utilize few dishes [...]