I’m hoping that the title made some of my regular readers squeal with delight – I promised 4 Nutella recipes coming up and we’re on #2 with this one! After my lightbulb moment making Meyer lemon macarons (I realized they are really just cookies with a few basic steps, nothing to be afraid of), I was […] Read more…
This isn’t going to be one of those blog posts complaining about how mysteriously difficult and finicky macarons are to make. I’m starting to believe that people over-think them and stress out over making them so much that that might be the actual problem. I used to be like that – I was mystified by […] Read more…
Have you ever tasted sunshine? No? Then you have to try making lemon curd! I’m lucky enough to have a Meyer lemon tree in my family. My brother and sister-in-law are eager to give away bagfuls of these lemon-orange hybrids, which are sweeter than regular lemons. I’ve used them in vegan lemon cupcakes, candied their […] Read more…
Happy National Grilled Cheese Month! I don’t know who comes up with these official food holidays, but I can’t complain about celebrating grilled cheese. Toasted bread and melted cheese is the foundation of an excellent sandwich. Tillamook invited me to participate in their National Grilled Cheese Month Recipepalooza, and I quickly began brainstorming. Grilled cheese sandwiches […] Read more…
The other day I was looking at my calendar and suddenly realized that I have made four Nutella based recipes in the last couple of weeks. Four! Um, that’s a bit excessive, no? Apparently you guys don’t think so though – when I broke the news on my Facebook page and asked if that made you […] Read more…