THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED! New Year, New You....in the kitchen! If one of your New Year's resolutions is to try to cook or bake more, you've come to the right place... In the past two years, I've invested in and upgraded my knives, blender, slow cooker, toaster oven, Tupperware, utensils. And, I've never been happier. Gone are the days of sawing through a piece of meat with a butter knife or toasting a piece of bread only to have it completely burnt on one side. While away over winter vacation last week, I attempted to make a … [Read more...]
Lemon Buttermilk Cake
January 2, 2013 By 3 Comments
Sitting by the fire over winter break last week, I had a sudden craving for a thick slice of Mom’s Blueberry Brunch Cake. It’s deceptively light and tasty and can be served at all hours of the day. It’s just as good served alongside a cup of tea at breakfast as it is after a nice hearty dinner. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any blueberries around. Instead, I had only lemons and I wasn’t about to venture out to the store in the below freezing temperatures. Quite serendipitously, I stumbled upon a Lemon Buttermilk Cake recipe (similar to the … [Read more...]
Momofuku Corn Cookies
December 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
photo courtesy of The Crepes of Wrath The cold weather plus 2 weeks of winter vacation has inspired me to bake. I love basking in the warmth from a kitchen full of the sweet smells and heat wafting from a working oven. I was so inspired last week when I met Christina Tossi, head pastry chef of Momofuku Milk Bar, that I decided to recreate one of her celebrated cookie recipes: Corn Cookies. And, lucky for me, Christina happily shares this recipe with her fans, unlike many other head chefs who keep many of their culinary creation close to … [Read more...]
