After all of the Dorie skipping I did last month, I was not about to slack on these tiny little beauties. Yes, I am posting eight days late, but yesterday was a Double Dorie Tuesday, and I wanted to share these with you! For the dough, I opted for walnuts. I wasn’t sure if I […]

This week’s host at Kuchenlatein chose Dorie’s Grandma’s All-Occasion Sugar Cookies for Tuesdays with Dorie. I made these little rounds for my book club yesterday, and they were a hit! Instead of using cookie cutters, I took Dorie’s “playing around” advice and used slice and bake cookies. Before slicing, I rolled them in sugar for […]

I’m feeling nostalgic for some photographs with natural light.. these winter photos have been miserable. So enjoy these little beauties. Happy Sunday!

I’ve been thinking about a way to organize all of my recipes. I’d like to create some kind of recipe database that I can search through and organize by category. I found this review of some recipe software. Has anyone used this? Big Oven? Living Cookbook? Do they work?

So, I think I want to be a caterer. Recently, I was asked to unofficially cater two events for my boutique, Joey Eric. That same day, I offered to take care of all the food preparations for my soon-to-be sister-in-law’s bridal shower. At first, I was just excited at the prospect of coming up with […]

I love these turkey meatballs. Frankly, they’re the only meatballs I’ll make. Unless you ask me nicely, then obviously I would make you real meatballs. The point is: I love these. You can use them in so many different ways! I used to make them back in Philly, and they’re still my standby. We had […]

Is it just me, or does it seem like I’ve joined a lot of baking groups? I don’t think it’s just me. Anyways, this is another new one called You Want Pies With That?, inspired by Keri Russell’s pie-making in the movie Waitress (which I adore, by the way). This month’s challenge was to create […]

I had no idea moo shu pork was this good. This was the first time Nick and I have tried it, and it was super tasty! The flour tortillas (seems weird, I know) and Hoisin sauce are essential and delicious. The egg part was simple- just make sure that you don’t brown it too much.I […]

FYI to all my TWD friends: I have two holiday get-togethers next week, so I’ll be making the next two recipes then!

Thanksgiving vacation came and went in a flash! I spent all day Friday with my mom, Kath, and my best friend, Erin, preparing for the Autumnal Extravaganza. We hit the grocery store around 9am, and continued cooking all the way until 6pm! It was a long day of cooking, but so much fun! We didn’t […]

This week, I took full advantage of the extension on our TWD* posts. For this week’s recipe**, Thanksgiving Twofer Pie, I decided to make mini-pies. I love making tiny versions of things, and this seemed like a fun experiment for me. The first attempt at the mini-pies wasn’t exactly successful. I thought I could make […]

This is my very first Daring Bakers challenge, and I was very excited to start with this caramel cake. I decided to make mini-cupcakes for a holiday party yesterday instead of the full-size cake. The cake was a hit- moist, tasty, and just enough icing. The little cuties, just after icing. After a little drip […]