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Just once I tried piecing a real quilt. I loved it. I’m amazed that the simple arrangement of geometric shapes creates amazingly varied results. The process of moving hues and shades around until you get a look that you like is, to me, addictive….
Two sour flavors — lemon and rhubarb — create a zingy-sweet combination in this moist, tender cake Lemon Rhubarb Bundt Cake. Top with sweet, delicious candied rhubarb curls.
Fancy cakes, like the one I made recently for my daughter’s birthday, certainly delight, but they require a serious time commitment. They aren’t the sort of cakes you throw together on a weeknight to bring to a friend’s house, especially when your husband is out of town….
Baking a cake in two bowls rather than cake pans make it easy to create this dalmatian cake.
My daughter Eliza thinks she’s a dog. When she feels especially puppy-like, she puts underpants on her head and tucks a pair of socks under the elastic to give herself floppy ears. …
Exactly one year ago, I was finalizing plans for my daughter’s volcano birthday cake. Little did I know that signing her up for hula class would lead to a luau-themed party complete with erupting cake. …
I‘m not much of a brunch person. I usually wake up starving and need to eat breakfast right away to stave off a hunger-induced nervous breakdown. …
With sesame seeds and toasted sesame oil, these Sesame Crackers burst with a nutty, rich flavor that seems almost surprising in such unassuming little bites.
I‘ve never liked Wheat Thins — the pasty texture, the Play Doh-like flavor, the way they stick in my molars when I eat them. …
Winter always brings me down. I have nothing against rain, sleet, and snow; it’s the vanishing daylight that kills me. Round about February each year, I begin to wonder if spring will return before I come unhinged.…
The addition of spice and vanilla give these Cardamom-Spiced Fortune Cookies a distinctive personality that transcends the standard variety.
While I got in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day this year, I did not spend my St. Patrick’s evening at the local pub drinking Guinness (this turns out to have been a good thing since I heard the Guinness ran short). …
