French macarons are a bit of a party trick for me. While they’re famously hard to make, I’ve spent the past five years or so making sure every. single. batch. comes out of the oven with beautiful feet. Of course, I have Camila Hurst over at Pies & Tacos to thank for introducing me to the Swiss method of making macarons. It’s such a game-changer. The Famous Macaron…
I make sourdough pretty frequently simply because it’s nice to have around. (Fancy grilled cheese, anyone?) And one easy way to zhuzh it up? Cocoa powder. A Little Background Most chocolate Dutch oven sourdough recipes out there are heavily sweetened, which, hey, isn’t a bad thing. Sweetened chocolate sourdough with chocolate chips sprinkled throughout is amazing. But I was craving something simpler that could lean sweet or savory…
Nate and I lived in Jersey City—just across the Hudson from Manhattan—for about two years. It’s an era we look back on fondly. Our weekend adventures always included people watching, keeping up with the rapid stream of sidewalk traffic, visiting a new NYC hot spot, and snagging something sweet. One of our favorite treats? The banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery. A Little Background NYT Cooking published Magnolia Bakery’s…
Well, hello there. Don’t mind the fact that I haven’t updated this blog since, oh, the pandemic upended everything. Nate and I are living in Colorado now, and while Halloween wasn’t so festive last year, we went all-out this year. We even made the cookies you see here. The idea came up when we needed to make a dessert for a Halloween party we were headed to, only…we…
Is it weird to say “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” when things are so crazy in the world? Well…I still hope this St. Paddy’s Day finds you well, wherever you are. I just thought I’d pop in to share a lil’ something I whipped up with just a few pantry staples—actually, three somethings: baby loaves of Irish soda bread! Nate and I had to cancel our celebratory end-of-med-school trip…
I’m no storage guru, but I’m kind of proud of how I keep my pantry and fridge staples organized (and looking pretty) in my tiny kitchen. And when I say tiny, I mean it. Like…there’s room for maybe 1.5 people. The countertop offers a whopping three square feet of workspace (I measured). The fridge fits nowhere, so there it stands in front of the only window. And my…
My husband and I have a nifty little tradition for whenever someone comes to stay in our tiny Jersey City apartment. We take them on the PATH train to World Trade Center, walk over to the Brooklyn Bridge, walk across said bridge, and then get in line at Juliana’s for the best pizza any of us have ever tasted. (I’m very passionate about this pizza, by the way.…
I’m very obviously on a gingerbread kick right now. Last week I baked two batches of soft ginger cookies, made a gingerbread house, and concocted this gingerbread spice granola recipe. I know. But it kind of makes sense to create two recipes that are similar to one another back-to-back, right? This recipe is based on my go-to granola recipe (found on my other blog) and my ginger cookie…
In today’s post, I thought I’d do something a little different. I’ve seen a ton of baking inspired beauty products out there lately, and I wanted to share some of my favorites (or ones I’m itching to try) here! I’m not a makeup connoisseur by any means, but I do have an appreciation for nice products—especially when they happen to be themed after my love for baking 
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Today I bring you the quintessential taste of the holidays. I can’t think of a better Christmas cookie than this one right here! I got the recipe this is based on last year from a friend during a “cookie recipe exchange” we did at church. This year, I decided to do some tweaking, so I brought some butter into the recipe, upped the amount of ginger, and made…
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