I like the process of pie. You don’t just decide to whip one up with an extra half hour like a batch of cookies. Pies are more deliberate than that. They can be finicky and a bit technical but also equally rewarding; I still do a little happy dance every time I make a really […]
This is one of the few recipes that I know by heart. At one point in my childhood, the recipe card was taped to the inside of a cabinet we made it so often. I think we took it down because we were all gaining weight (a 9×13 pan routinely lasts less than 12 hours […]
In theory, milkshakes seem like a really simple thing. File that under “Milkshake Theory”. In reality, they’re harder to make than I had anticipated. File that under “Stressful Situation”. They’re not hard to make, necessarily, but there was a little bit of a learning curve (learning curve means I had to make these four times). Because […]
I’ve been asked many times what is my favorite thing to bake. I invariably end up hemming and hawing long enough that the question-asker forgets their original thought and moves on. I’m scared to commit (an unfortunate personality trait) to any one thing because I feel it will somehow define me indefinitely. I could be […]
One of my all time favorite questions to ask people is “what is your favorite dessert?” I’m the life of parties. I inevitably end up cornering some poor soul and extolling my preference for beet sugar over cane sugar while they anxiously eye an escape route. I really can’t help myself. I keep a note […]
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