At least, I’m assuming it’s yummy. It has all the ingredients to be yummy, and though I haven’t made it yet, I can practically taste it. It’s basically an apple pie made in a cake pan, drizzled with a decadent, tempting glaze. I just found this tutorial and had to share, because anything that sounds [...]

Luscious. Simple. Make them. Today. P.S. They taste better than they look. If you can’t read the captions/instructions, you’re probably seeing this blog through email or a blog reader. I’m trying out the gallery function, but it’s temperamental. Click to the actual blog, and they should show up. I could fix it, but it would [...]

Fasten your seatbelts, because this is gonna be a long entry.  With lots of pictures.  LOTS.  The procedure for making bread is actually pretty easy, especially if you have a good mixer with a dough hook to do all the hard work.  But there are lots of little techniques that are easiest to learn if they’re demonstrated, and [...]

Looking for a gift for the neighbors?  A rainy-day activity for the kids?  A cure for your sweet tooth?   How about some caramel corn?   Start by popping some popcorn.  I use an air popper, so I feel less guilty about all the goop I’m adding to it later.  This recipe is enough for one average [...]

The 4th of July means food, fun, fireworks, friends, family, and fattening festivities.  If you want to make a patriotic splash at the party this year, try these star-spangled ideas:   When it comes to kids (including this particularly adorable one, who happens to be mine), a little red, white and blue can go a [...]

My friend Lily, born and raised in China, makes some very tasty food.  She generously offered to give a demonstration for a few friends, and allowed me to bring my camera along.  I only wish this computer had smell-o-vision, so I could do justice to the heavenly aromas wafting from the kitchen.  But we’ll just [...]

Egg salad.  Yuck.  Sounds gross.  But guess what?  It’s not.  And I’m a pretty picky eater, so I should know.  It’s just good old-fashioned comfort food, plus it’s a great way to use up the leftover Easter eggs, especially the ones that got mangled when you peeled them.  Or that had a greenish yolk from [...]

My turn to host Book Club happened to fall on April Fool’s Day.  In the name of fun and foolishness, I made “Grilled Cheese Sandwiches” for dessert.  I wish I could say everyone was totally fooled until they took the first bite, but they all knew something was up.  Still, it was fun.  Here’s how [...]