Just Baking

 This Memorial Day, why not make a memorable dessert you can pull together while the burgers are on the grill and serve just as everyone’s starting to feel like they just might have a little room for dessert after all? If you keep all these items on hand in your pantry — and you might […]

A few years ago, back when we were dating without even dating (that’s a long story!), my husband told me that he didn’t like bread pudding. He dropped it just like that, in the middle of our conversation, between a sip of half-an-hour-cold espresso and him thinking about having a goatee. I didn’t know what […]

I discovered this recipe a few years ago, while looking for a Mexican dessert for a dinner party we were having, and it has made many repeat performances since then. I am not a big fan of cookie recipes that involve rolling or cutting, which is one of the reasons I don’t make this recipe […]

Choice is good; too much choice is  bad. For that reason pizza can be the most annoying dish on earth. I find going to a pizza restaurant quite traumatic: after much hemming and hawing to choose which topping I would prefer, I invariably change my mind when the waiter is about to leave the table with my order; and I will stay […]

Of all the recipes I made last year, this one was my favorite. It is tangy and moist, sweet and flavorful. I make it at least once a month, whenever the craving hits. It hits often.
Cornbread Supreme
Makes one 9″ x 13″ pan
2 boxes Jiffy cornbread mix (7 1/2 oz. each)
16 oz. container sour cream
1 cup […]

Breakfast has a precious place in my life. I can’t imagine a single day without it. I just can’t, both for the good sake of my body and my mood. I can’t leave my house without my breakfast, even when the purpose of my outing is to have breakfast. (Got it?) Until now nothing to […]

 
Sweet, savory, and tangy with citrus — this is one of my favorite ways to prepare carrots as a side dish, and, not coincidentally, it’s also one of the easiest!
Try this alongside any kind of grilled meat or poultry, and if you have any leftovers, dice them up and add them to a batch of couscous or rice […]

Imposters!
I came up with the idea for Wannabe Portuguese Egg Tarts after seeing many pictures of egg tarts around the Web. I’ve never eaten an authentic egg tart — heck, I’ve never even seen one in person. These were my attempt to get something in the ballpark of what an egg tart would taste like. […]

 
This week, our school is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. Every day this week, parents are encouraged to send in a little something for the teachers — a note of encouragement, maybe some home-baked cookies, whatever. And every morning in the teacher’s room, a continental-style breakfast awaits, supplied by parent volunteers. This year, my contribution was […]

This morning my six-year-old woke up and was moping around before school, claiming “my tummy hurts.” He wasn’t running a fever, he ate a good breakfast, and was feeling good enough to torment his sisters. We walked up to school, I kissed him good-bye, and all was well. All was well except for the small […]