Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
Easter baking and chocolate making started a few days before the big day. The chocolates came first as they take a few days to make, especially since I don’t have fancy equipment to help things along. Without a tempering machine, tempering chocolate can be frustrating! I made little chocolates with mint creme centers. I’m a […]
It was the second day of Spring when we got hit with a hefty dose of snow. There are a two crucial steps to take in these cases: (1) Go outside and enjoy the snow; and (2) Return to a pot of hot cocoa. I almost thought that making hot cocoa doesn’t call out for […]
We bought a double-pack of JIF peanut butter while at Costco the other day. We aren’t big peanut butter eaters, but I thought the kids were due for a peanutty change from Nutella. But what to do with all of this peanut butter?! Of course, I thought, let’s put it in a cake! But since […]
I have a stack of food magazines a mile high with so many interesting recipes. While they look fun to try out, what I’ve found is that most people, most of the time prefer food that doesn’t go too far out on a limb. Since cake was on my mind (yet again), I thought I […]
After a couple of weeks of baking holiday cakes and cookies, I was in need of baking something quick and easy. I returned to my all-time favorite, the chocolate chip cookie. But since it’s wintertime, and winter and spices tend to go hand-in-hand, I decided to try out a spiced chocolate chip cookie to shake […]