Oh, man, I love white chocolate and cranberry together. The tartness of cranberry with the crazy over the top sweetness of white chocolate is one of my all time favorite combinations. I even love the look of the wintry red and white together. I had grand aspirations of making this cranberry white chocolate tart for… [click for recipe and more]
Life’s all about balance, isn’t it? Balance between fun and obligation, between work and play, between family and friends and bills and chores and everything else we juggle each day. Balance has never come easily to me – some people are natural jugglers and others of us (hi!) are just more adept at tossing around… [click for recipe and more]
A couple of things are reminding me of being a kindergartener right now. The first day of school, for one. For lots of people, it was last week or the week before. For me, the only reason I really noticed is because the blissfully light summer traffic has once again descended into gridlock. Welcome back,… [click for recipe and more]
Jeez. We’ve been eating pretty healthy here on the blog over the past few weeks, huh? It’s great. I love healthy food and I love how it makes me feel. But sometimes you need dessert. There is something so immeasurably important about sitting down and just having a freaking cookie sometimes. Everything, even the best… [click for recipe and more]
I don’t make nearly enough cookies – I tend to get distracted by fussier desserts like tartlets and cupcakes. I forget that the humble chocolate chip cookie can easily measure up against its fancier cousins, and sometimes even surpass them. Okay, I’m lying. That’s not the real reason I don’t make cookies. The real reason… [click for recipe and more]