Here are three situations that I should have learned how to handle better at some point in my upbringing but never did. Ready? 1. Sharing free food. Or, how to go to that lunch talk with the pizza from that place you like and wait in line without freaking out about whether that person ahead of you is going to get the last piece of pepperoni pizza ...
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classic no-fail gingersnaps
My oven doesn't like cookies. I didn't know it was possible not to like cookies, but if there was anyone or anything that didn't, it's my oven. (Well, and Bowl #2, unnaturally immune to the powers of sugar and fat. It's weird.) It's mainly that the cookies don't spread -- even with different pans, less flour, different temperatures, and an oven ...
roasted brussels sprouts and chips, three ways
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 bucking trends (or being unable to participate), this week is definitely all about falling in line with them. At this point, I think I may be the last blog on the Internet not to have done a post on these toy ...
mini brown butter cheddar apple crumbles
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 mini pie pans to put them in or the extra mouths to eat them, I would love to be tearing into all the gorgeous pie recipes that are popping up these days. (See the end of this post for a ...
butter mochi
Butter mochi! The subject of my third and final installment of this little series on Hawaiian foods (parts 1 and 2 were on ahi poke and Spam musubi). I love all the ways that Hawaii is a blend of Asian and Western influences -- when it comes to food, it can only mean good things. For instance, I'm not the biggest fan of traditional Asian ...