Tag "Baking"
Gingerbread Man Cookies
My aunt spends a day baking early in December and then freezes the 10 million cookies she makes. When it gets closer to the holidays, she defrosts everything, divides them up
Nutmeg Crumble Cake
When I was living in New York City I used to spend my summers in Fire Island. The sliver of land off the coast of Long Island is mostly reachable by
Sweet Potato Cake
I almost never bake cakes. It’s not that they’re any trickier than cookies or muffins but I just don’t want a cake hanging around the house. Not only do I
Sweet Potato and Graham muffins
If you’ve been reading this blog longer than five minutes you have probably surmised that I am obsessed with two things: Hermes Booties and Bradley Cooper. Wait. Wrong blog. I
Pumpkin Cupcakes
I’d like to be able to tell you that Julian’s birthday cake was his first encounter with sugar. But that would be a big fat lie. As the second child
Apple and Cheddar Scookies.…The Story of When A Cookie Meets a Scone
One of the nicest parts about working on Sweet Potato Chronicles (outside of empowering our children’s choices towards nutrition and, well, eating lots of stuff) is the opportunity to connect
Blueberry Nut Bars
We’ve been over doing it, have you? My kids are berry eaters anyway, but since local wild blueberries have appeared it’s gotten slightly out of control. Julian yells at me
Coconut Muffins
I’ve really gotten into the swing of lazy, summer days. Scarlett and I spend most mornings doodling around the house before we set out for our day’s adventure. Without the
Quinoa Chocolate Cake
Esme’s third birthday didn’t fall on one of her “school” days at daycare (yes, I call it school to lessen my guilt, what about it?) but her class wanted to
Lemon Blueberry Cake
Scarlett pulled a fever out of the clear blue sky one night and that left us house bound the next day. I actually like days we find ourselves house bound
