This week we’ve been learning lots of things here and there. First of all, Liz taught me always to use fresh nutmeg. I also found this awesome article about the properties of nutmeg and I cannot wait to try nutmeg …
When we had our photo shoot with Mary, we made a bunch of food to go with the shoot. One of those things was doughnuts, and we made these from scratch on a night that we also made muffins and …
This month, we wanted to focus on what’s readily available to us – pumpkin, of course! We wanted an easy way to incorporate pumpkin into not just dessert – although this would certainly be a sweet dessert, it can also …
One of the first famous chefs I cooked recipes from was Ina Garten. My mom’s way of cooking almost always involved half recipe, half make-it-up-as-you-go. But she faithfully followed (mostly, usually) Ina’s recipes when she used them. Her book brought …
This month, Rebecca and I decided we would make pumpkin cake balls for our coworkers and our work Halloween party! Emeril seemed to have a pretty great pumpkin cake recipe, so we used his for the cake: 1 cup plus …
When your roommate asks for cookies, obviously, you make her cookies. A few weeks ago, we were having a not so good day at the Cottage (aka my apartment). Cookies were very necessary. I scoured the intermet looking for the …
Our dear friend Cricket’s birthday was last week, and of course Rebecca and I signed up to make the cake. OK, well I signed Rebecca and I up to make this cake. I wanted to make PW’s chocolate sheet cake, …
I’d like to start a new kind of post on our site, for recipes that either just didn’t hit it or didn’t explain the recipe enough. I’m sure you’ve all been there before: in the kitchen, recipes ready, ingredients in …
So for work I made these homemade oreos. Cookie sandwiches. Whatever. This was the recipe (from Smitten Kitchen): For the chocolate wafers: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking …
When Melissa and I decided to can, we were ready. We read a million books, we had a canning set from Ms. Sierra, and we had a giant pot from Corelyn and I when we decided to brine a turkey. …
