Dec
14
2011
Remember when “vegetable oil spreads” threatened to take over the home bakers’ kitchen? At the time, so many of us (meaning me) thought we were improving our health by shunning margarine and butter, and choosing the “healthy” spread, but a not-so-funny-result occurred: our (my) baked goods were terrible. It took awhile before the collective “we” […]
Oct
01
2011
A couple of weeks ago, I started thinking about cookies. Very specific cookies.
Sep
06
2011
I first came up with this recipe a couple of years ago, when I was obsessed with dulce de leche. I guess I still am, but I’m now smart enough to keep it far, far, away from me because I just can’t seem to control myself around the stuff. Back then, I wanted a recipe […]
Aug
05
2011
For several weeks, I had an intense cookie craving. Not just any cookie, but a chewy cookie bursting with chocolate and a hint of caramel flavor. I figured the easiest way to get that combination would be to modify a current recipe. So I looked to my go-to recipe for chocolate chip cookies, and thought […]