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roasted brussels sprouts and chips, three ways

November 24, 2013

It's almost Thanksgiving! So this week I thought I'd post on what seems to be the Thanksgiving vegetable of the year. If last week was about

mini brown butter cheddar apple crumbles

November 18, 2013

I know that these couple of weeks in the run-up to Thanksgiving are all about pie. It's even Pie Week in some parts of the blogosphere this week! And if I had the ...

kimchi fried rice

November 11, 2013

I realized this weekend that it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything savory. Which is funny, because I consider myself a pretty novice baker -- I guess we just rotate much more frequently between tried ...

chocolate cake for two

November 4, 2013

I feel like there are a few recipes that every blog should have. Just basics, like a solid mac & cheese, or a good homemade pasta sauce. There have been some that I've checked off my list -- a go-to

homemade pumpkin spice latte syrup

October 27, 2013

So, first week of work down and I’m still alive! It’s true that it’s a little overwhelming, but lots of things make it more than okay -- foremost that I’m lucky to be working with great people who don’t mind that I have no idea ...

brandied pear galette with almond cream filling

October 21, 2013

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Okay, so I just wanted to say that to be dramatic. Haha. But today is the day I finally start work at my law firm. Full-time grown-up “associate” work for the first time, ever! ...

small batch pumpkin cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting

October 15, 2013

Oh man, these cupcakes. These cupcakes! I know there are a million pumpkin cupcake recipes out there, but this one is special to me, if only because it took me about six tries to get right. (Which is kind of ...

pork bulgogi

October 9, 2013

I grew up in a relatively small city in the South. It's big enough to have an airport, but small enough that that airport only has five gates (and one direct flight to NY that I never take because it costs ...

banana cupcakes with nutella swirl

October 3, 2013

A few months ago, in the midst of bar exam doldrums, I came across this recipe for banana bread bars with brown butter frosting that looked mindblowing. But, given our extremely sedentary (nearly vegetative) lifestyle at the time, I ...

nutella espresso pancakes

September 25, 2013

I have a problem. It's now been a week and a day of my visit home to my parents. In that time, I've baked three dozen mini matcha shortbread cookies, a dozen almond rosemary shortbread ...