Pupcakes.
; Recently Jay (and I *cough*, hehe) adopted a dog, which was exciting for us both since he’s wanted one for a long time (and I have too- I love animals) and also because now I get to make doggie...
View ArticleCh-ch-ch-chive risotto cakes.
EDIT: BEFORE YOU READ THIS POST… know that this post is my first, and my only failed attempt at making these. If you want to see them done correctly, please go to this updated version. If you want to...
View ArticleI’ll build a stairway to (frozen) paradise…
As you may know if you follow me on Twitter, as an anniversary/early birthday present Jay bought me the ice cream maker attachment for my KitchenAid mixer (better known around these parts as “Lola”)....
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Indy!
Thanks to everyone who bought something from TOPSTITCH today. I appreciate it! The money is going to a great cause. Keep buying! You have until midnight West Coast time. Indy turns two years old today....
View ArticleThe second round: chive risotto cakes.
Yeah so I made these quite a while ago, over a year, and it was kind of a disaster. Not that they weren’t tasty; they were. But they fell apart, weren’t crispy enough and were basically flat, sad...
View ArticleBittersweet.
Well it feels really good to be back posting at Cooking the Books! It’s been FOREVER (or so it seems) but we’re back in the game. And with a great book! As I mentioned, A Homemade Life by Molly...
View ArticleBluffin’ with my muffin.
Is everyone recovered from St. Patrick’s Day? I am. I don’t ever party or get drunk, actually, on the 17th, especially this year. Usually just some good beer and maybe an Irish coffee after dinner....
View ArticleWould you like some scones & tea? Some jelly? Some tea-jelly?
Now that Halloween is over, it seems like its a landslide right through the holidays. Although before the mad rush of December starts, & before the long cold winter sets in (blah), it’s nice to...
View ArticleSnackle Mouth part 2: frozen yogurt parfaits.
… Remember my Snackle Mouth post from a few days ago? I was so excited to use it to bake something, and I did (coffee cake), and it was glorious. But if I’m being 100% honest- that wasn’t my first...
View ArticleEverybody loves a picnic!
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” -James Henry ; ; I love picnics. I don’t have them often, of course, but I’ve had...
View ArticleBanana yogurt chocolate chip muffins for back-to-school.
OMG guys. I said it. I said “Back-To-School.” Ugh. I don’t have kids, but I do remember how much this week SUCKED HARDCORE. I mean, sure, new supplies are always super exciting and awesome. It was...
View ArticleDutch apple-pumpkin crisp.
One particularly nasty, cold, and quite rainy afternoon in late October, I decided to use the remainder of my leftover pumpkin puree and the apples I had left (that were barreling straight towards...
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