Monthly Archives: November 2012

Pumpkin Mousse

Pumpkin Mousse

It happens to the best of us. You plan the perfect holiday dessert. You go to four different grocery stores to get the ingredients. Maybe you even order something online. You’re so excited to share your kitchen prowess with your family and friends, and then…something goes horribly wrong. The pie doesn’t set. The souffle falls… [click for recipe and more]

Vegan Duchess Potatoes

Vegan Duchess Potatoes

Mashed potatoes are one of the absolute best parts of Thanksgiving. And of life. Seriously, what’s better than a gigantic plate of creamy mashed potatoes? I’ll tell you what’s better. Creamy mashed potatoes piped into a swirl and baked to browned, crispy perfection. These are just mashed potatoes taken one step further. I’ve always loved… [click for recipe and more]

Peanut Butter Cup Blondies

Peanut Butter Cup Blondies

Let’s discuss my shortcomings. Or rather, let’s discuss ONE of my shortcomings, because we’ll need stuff to talk about in the future and I don’t have that many. Humility, apparently, should be added to the list, but that’s not the one we’re talking about today. The one we’re talking about today is my complete disorganization… [click for recipe and more]

Double Caramel Cupcakes

Double Caramel Cupcakes

Before I share this recipe, I want to say that we were extremely fortunate here in DC to have escaped the direct wrath of Hurricane Sandy. Seeing the absolute devastation in New York and New Jersey has made that even more clear. So many people have lost everything – homes, livelihoods, friends and neighbors – and the… [click for recipe and more]