Tag: baking

This chocolate gingerbread is my desert island dessert, my diet buster, my indulgence of choice. If I had to choose one baked good, this would be the one. Of course, it helps that it's almost …

Well that was nice. Thanksgiving I mean. Turkey and cranberries and wine and family and five pies do leave me with a warm glow of contentment that may even leave me cheerful enough to …

One of the things I truly love about cooking is the sense of community that's created around food. Not just the bloggers and their social media, the chefs and their late night hangouts or …

I am not the most precise of cooks. I take shortcuts, measure by eyesight, play fast and loose with recipes. I never use cake flour, rarely sift anything, freely substitute ingredients. And …

The Nuni just started preschool a few weeks ago. My baby is growing up! Generally she's very happy and excited about school, because there are not one, but TWO slides and also there …

My darling daughter very recently turned two. The Nuni is growing up -- getting more independent, more vocal, more affectionate, more skilled. She chatters and tumbles and climbs her way through life. …

People who don't live in Los Angeles say that we don't have seasons. The sun is always shining, the grass is always green, it's always swimming pool weather. That's not entirely true. We …