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…
I’d never had a whoopie pie until I made these bad boys. They were so good that I made the chocolate whoopie pies again, filled them with peppermint frosting, dipped them in chocolate, and stuck a lollipop stick in them, creating whoopie pie pops. I’m not sure I’d even heard of whoopie pies until the […] Read more…
In the fall, I made a bunch of salted caramel things (including one of my favorite cupcakes ever, these salted caramel cupcakes). One day, after posting recipes for salted caramel mochas and salted caramel pears within a week or two of each other, I tweeted something about being on a salted caramel kick and asking what else I should […] Read more…
I keep seeing red and pink hearts everywhere – in store displays, on Pinterest, and all over the blogosphere. That can only mean one thing: it’s almost Valentine’s Day. I know that some people hate this holiday but I figure at the least it’s an excuse to eat something sweet. At it’s best, it’s a […] Read more…
Usually I’m pretty on top of holiday shopping and try to start early in the season so it’s not stressful. This year, I was not on top of it – last week I suddenly realized that there were only 2 weeks left to Christmas and I had barely bought any presents! I scrambled to get […] Read more…