Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
A Tale of Two Salts I’ll never forget the day I encountered “gourmet salt” at the store. I smirked. “GOURMET salt?” I giggled. “Who would be stupid enough to pay $10 for a container of salt, when you could pay…
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Italian vs. French Macarons To finish up the little mini study we have done on French Macarons lately, I thought I’d answer the question that several of you have asked me– what’s the difference between Italian and French Macarons (basically,…
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There is something about spring that makes me think of strawberries and French macarons. The delicate kiss of strawberry, the divine lusciousness of the cream, and the delicate crunch of the meringue shell make for a pretty perfect storm. Did…
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Well, I had a bit of a hard time deciding what to call these. Irish Macarons? TRAVESTY! These are FRENCH macarons (not macaroons), thank you very much. I think they would turn up their little French noses at being associated…
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It is no secret that I love tea. Tea is that most blissful of beverages that can, at once, calm you, give you energy, warm you, cool you, and bring a stressed, fragmented world back into focus again. There are…
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Children Without a Voice “I’m sorry ma’am, but she doesn’t talk. You can’t understand or help someone without a voice.” The dentist stared at me, annoyed that our visit was taking so long. We had been to 2 medical appointments…
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Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter are kind of like the high school sweethearts that everyone always knew belonged together. They just really work, somehow. These bars are both easy and beautiful– perfect for taking to a picnic. No one will…
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Valentine’s Day People tend to have a love hate relationship with Valentine’s Day. There is no middle ground. There will be no survivors– only prisoners. I once had a friend who wore head to toe black on Valentine’s Day. She…
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“Valentine’s Day was a holiday invented in cold, bleak February to give New Year’s dieters hope and a much needed chocolate reprieve.” — my Mom 🙂 Regular vs. Dutch Process Cocoa I’m sure you’ve been reading through a recipe at…
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Believe it or not, I hated peanut butter as a kid. Reese’s cups made me cringe. And then somewhere along the way, the heavens opened and I saw the light. Peanut Butter Ice Cream is all that is divinely decadent…
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