Today is the DAY! Not Thanksgiving day, fortunately as I still have a to-do list that’s long enough to drag on the floor as I frantically flit from task to task, but the day in which I reveal to the world the winner of my highly subjective taste test for best Pumpkin Pie. Let’s review […]
I often think that there are two kinds of people in this world–those who “put on” holiday parties and those who simply show up to them. I am almost always the former and, while I envy those whose holidays are for actual relaxation and not a marathon of physical and mental exertion, I really do […]
Excuse the name. It was between this and “Carrot Bird Cake” but that was a little too avian for my liking. If you’re confused, this cake is a mashup of two formerly separate entities; it is a marriage of cake (the best kind of marriage, in my opinion). Carrot Cake has been a tried-and-true staple […]
Though, as the years pass, I find myself favoring more family-centric, “togetherness” holidays, when I was a kid nothing held a candle to Halloween. I think that’s probably the case for most people as well, still hopelessly nostalgic for a holiday in which they’ve been pushed out of the main activity on the bias of […]
So I did it, I put cheese in an apple tart. If you believe this to be a revolting combination, a stain on the culinary world, an affront to nature, then come back next week for less controversial offerings. If I’ve piqued your curiosity (or better yet, your appetite), read on. Maybe you’re not at […]
