i was away for the holidays, celebrating in the boston area with my boyfriend and his family. during that time we were in the process of transferring the website onto a new server and working out the kinks inherent in any major shift. if you’ve experienced problems with the site, just hold in there, all [...]
i don’t usually make roll-out cookies because, well, they as just so plain. but i’ve been seeing so many fun-shaped cookies around the blogs that i’ve been itching to make a batch myself when i was inspired by smitten kitchen‘s nutmeg maple butter cookies. so i raided my cupboards to find the dregs of a [...]
i put together my recent recipe for maple cookies with marmalade glaze to submit to the Yummly Holiday Cookie Contest, but while i was at it i also submitted all of my previous christmas cookie recipes. i don’t normally even enter contests, but i want to win very badly because the prize is a brand [...]
the idea of candying an orange peel had always intimidated me. i thought it would take too long or that i would need a candy thermometer – which i for some reason have neglected to buy all these years. or at worst it would be a huge disaster involving burnt peels and hard candy stuck [...]
my kitchen activities have been adapting to the cold and windy days lately. i’ve been making weekly pots of stew, roasting nearly every veggie, sprinkling cinnamon and maple syrup in most dishes i make and preserving the glut of citrus i’ve happened upon in the form of marmalades and candied peels. it takes a bit [...]
get cozy with some special autumn recipes
a catalog of recipes, organized by type and ingredient
a few of my most popular recipes over the years
december brings everything sweet!