Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
It was my son’s birthday and his request for dinner was lamb. Well, really, lamb chops. To teach a lesson in economy and compromise, we got a leg of lamb instead. Gone are the days when chicken soup was his favorite! Because the day was dedicated to making the birthday cake (and all the other […]
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 […]
My roommate and friend from college introduced me to these delicious bar cookies. I’m forever thankful!!! These cookies are so easy to make and yet so tasty–for kids, young and old–that it’s our staple cookie for the holiday dessert table (no matter what the holiday) and to take to parties. You need graham cracker crumbs, […]
I noticed the other day that my dessert-oriented blog is missing one of my favorite desserts: the humble, all-American chocolate chip cookie. True, it is probably one of the easiest cookies on the face of the planet to make, and there is a recipe for it on every bag of chocolate chips that you can […]
The cafeteria at my college dorm had a killer dessert counter. Even for ice cream sundae day, they had mounds of my favorite candy bar of all time–Goldenberg Peanut Chews–as a topping choice along with true blue hot fudge and a whole host of other unhealthy but tasty goodies. One “everything but the kitchen sink” […]