I’m one of those annoying people at the grocery store that pauses in the aisle to read the ingredients lists and nutritional facts of everything (I do get out of other people’s way though). When I was shopping for some St. Patrick’s Day recipes, I discovered something sad but unsurprising: all chocolate syrups were basically […] Read more…
When I gave up on my month without sugar, it was largely due to a goat cheese cheesecake at a San Francisco restaurant. Goat cheese in a cheesecake sounded too amazing to miss out, so I gave up 2 days early. It was worth it, and I knew immediately that I wanted to recreate the […] Read more…
After my recent adventure making homemade limoncello out of Buddha’s hand citron, I was left with a large bottle of limoncello and wondering what to do with it. I’m not a big drinker but I love baking, so of course my first thought was, “what can I bake with this?” My second thought was that February was […] Read more…
You knew it was coming: a dessert for the slow cooker. I waited until my month without sugar was over to make it a little easier, but I still chose a dessert based on a sweet fruit (and cut the amount of sugar that other similar recipes use). The pears came out super soft with […] Read more…
Valentine’s Day – some people hate it, some people love it, some spend exorbitant amounts on overpriced flowers. Personally, I can take it or leave it. It’s lovely idea to have a day to celebrate love, but it shouldn’t be just one day out of the year. Anyway, whether you like the holiday or not, […] Read more…