After more than a year off from writing I thought I'd ease back in with a super simple recipe that was a hit at my last Moveable Feast. This recipe can be found all over the Internet under different names - Crack Candy, Saltine Toffee Candy, Saltine Cracker Candy,...
This is the year of birthday festivities and not just for myself. I recently spent a weekend celebrating a friend and was enlisted as part of her party favor crew. She wanted to share one of her favorite cookies with everyone - The Pioneer Woman's Malted Milk...
Updated: February 2, 2019 In a previous post I shared a recipe for chocolate haupia pie for a crowd. This weekend I was invited to a dinner and offered to bring dessert. Because my host always asks for this particular dessert, I decided to see what I could...
"The World Peace Cookie lives up to its name: If everyone had it, peace would reign o’er the planet. I’m convinced of this." Dorie Greenspan As I close out the year, and what a tumultuous year it's been, I can think of no better recipe to share than World Peace...
it was a co-worker's birthday this past week and I used it as an excuse to bake one of my favorite cakes. Both recipes come from the Barefoot Contessa - although she didn't have them paired together in her cookbook. The pairing came about several years ago when a...
When I was looking for a dessert for our last Moveable Feast, I found the answer in a recent issue of Food & Wine magazine - a delicious riff on a campfire favorite, the s'more. I love s'mores - gathering around a fire, getting the perfect toasted...
Updated July 31, 2022 I have a few friends who enjoy cooking as much as I do. We like trying new things and are unafraid to experiment and modify recipes. One day our discussion turned to two classic summertime desserts - ice cream and s'mores. I started thinking...
I enjoy cooking for friends and often have grandiose ideas of menus for fancy dinner parties. But in the end I like cooking dishes that are delicious but simple. These chocolate pots, served with lemon polenta biscuits, are a perfect, elegant, and easy way to end a...
I'm a little late to the party but I've developed an obsession with Pinterest. It feeds my love for delicious recipes and often inspires me with beautiful food photography. Everything is stored digitally, is organized, and is searchable. I love it. I found this recipe...
Lately I've been revisiting recipes I made awhile ago. One of those recipes comes from my first Nigella Lawson cookbook, How to Be a Domestic Goddess. I remember when her first television program, Nigella Bites, started airing on the Style Channel. Being an...
I love bananas but no matter how many or how few I buy, I always seem to have one or two that end up overripe and mushy. Sometimes I peel them, break them into pieces and freeze them to use in smoothies. Other times, when I don't have time to bake, I'll freeze them...
I'm back in Hawaii enjoying the warm weather and time with family. I'm also, as always, enjoying the foods I can't get on the mainland. Getting together for dinner with family last week I offered to make a dessert, one that I was craving and had a general idea of how...
This year I participated in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, an event now in its third year. The concept is pretty simple, food bloggers from several countries submit their information to the organizers. For a small fee each blogger is matched with three other...
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. My immediate family was always close and there are so many memories that make me smile and little things that say to me, holidays, family, and love. My sister has done a great job of keeping alive the...