Did you make the same mistake we did and buy some overpriced and underflavored winter blueberries? Fear not. This baked blueberry cake donut recipe is here to rescue you from your flavorless blueberry nightmares. A quick bath in a sweet cake doughnut dough, followed by a dollop of glaze and those sad, sad blueberries will … Read more
We were shocked to learn that these peanut butter kiss cookies are mostly known by an entirely different name – peanut butter blossoms. Many seem to associate them with the holidays. We associate them with anytime we need a chocolate-and-peanut-butter fix. In our house, that’s pretty much all the time. A Short History of Peanut … Read more
This mochi pancake recipe combines two of our favorite foods – mochi and pancakes! These chewy pancakes are one of our favorite breakfast treats. What is this Mochi Stuff? Mochi refers to mochiko flour, also known as mochi flour, glutinous rice flour, or Japanese sweet rice flour (phew!). To make mochiko flour, you grind up … Read more
The best way to win friends and influence people? Give them this adorable DIY hot chocolate kit. These chocolate bombs make the perfect gift any time of year. They are especially great around the holiday season and, of course, Valentine’s day! You can include cute mugs with the gift if you’re feeling extra friendly. The … Read more
Are you a waffle lover suffering from waffle ennui? This pandan waffle recipe will pep you right back up! What is This Pandan Waffle Thing? Pandan Waffle is actually a translation of the Vietnamese dish known as Bánh Kẹp Lá Dứa. Pandan Waffles are similar to regular waffles in that they are crispy on the … Read more
We love making homemade granola and our families – it’s a healthy and delicious breakfast option. Making granola always prompts a number of questions for us – where does granola come from? Is granola gluten free? We thought we’d share our answers to some of our favorite granola questions, along with our favorite granola recipe. … Read more
The most famous Italian almond cookie recipe is surely the amaretto. However, the prize for most charming goes for the adorably named “Baci di Dama” (Ladies’ Kisses). Baci di Dama are perfect cookies. They consist of a luscious glob of chocolate ganache, sandwiched between two tender but crumbly pieces of almond shortbread. A Short History … Read more
This Italian Almond Torte Recipe calls for almond paste, rather than almond flour, for a very moist texture and mildly sweet flavor. The Trouble With Italian Desserts In researching this recipe, we did a deep dive into Italian desserts which, for what some would argue as good reason, get a bad rap. Chef Brooks Headley, … Read more
There are very few foods that seem to us more traditionally American than pancakes. This makes it especially ironic that our favorite American pancake recipe comes to us (with some modifications) from a Brit, Nigella Lawson. A Short History of Pancakes Although Americans like to claim fluffy pancakes for themselves, pancakes are in fact a … Read more
We are really more bakers than cooks, and pancakes are our Achilles heel. We struggle with the unpredictability of the open flame (give us an oven any day!). There’s nothing more disappointing than tough pancakes, or to discover that you’ve burnt the surface of the pancakes but the middle of the pancakes is raw. So, … Read more