Shortbreads.
This was my first shortbread recipe. I’ll never forget it. It sparked a creative explosion of flavor exploration and care package-sending. Try making them and let your creativity and go […]
This was my first shortbread recipe. I’ll never forget it. It sparked a creative explosion of flavor exploration and care package-sending. Try making them and let your creativity and go […]
Trader Joe’s really came through for me this year in terms of St. Patrick’s Day – they sold these adorable shamrock plants AND one of their San Francisco store’s stocked […]
I was at it again this year (in case you missed last year’s) baking a birthday cake for my guy, though this year instead of cake he craved cheesecake! His […]
I’ve always thought bread was one of those things that took hours to make…and who has hours anymore? Since I discovered these bread recipes a couple years ago I’ve learned […]
Being transplants from New England, we were missing the vibrant colors of autumn. Luckily we found an adorable pumpkin patch at McClelland’s Dairy in Petaluma via a Groupon deal. We […]
I discovered this pie recipe and and when I miraculously found cherries for 99 cents, I knew I had to bake it. Without a cherry pitter, preparing the cherries took […]
Some may say chocolate cupcake with chocolate buttercream is basic, simple, perhaps even boring. I disagree. This cupcake is dense and moist and not too sweet. You can taste the […]
In honor of this weekend’s Pride festivities in San Francisco and the Supreme Court’s ruling on DOMA, I felt inspired to bake the most colorful, full of love cake I […]
My favorite chocolate cake recipe (I used strawberry Greek yogurt to add depth of flavor) + Nutella buttercream + hazelnut meringues, chocolate ganache & fresh strawberries for decoration = pure deliciousness.
Spring is here and a weekend trip to see family in Santa Cruz was just the excuse I needed to celebrate this vernal equinox (albeit a couple days late) with […]