We threw a “twins” baby shower at work last week for a colleague, and because it’s someone I work with every day, I decided to make sure I contributed something a little extra special to the event. I opened up my “yummy yummy – sweets” board on Pinterest for inspiration [...]
Last week’s Wild Card NFL weekend had neither of “our” teams playing (Niners & JETS), which meant that Mr. M could step away from the TV screen for a bit and take some time preparing a more intricate culinary treat for watching enjoyment instead. (aka. new recipe time!)
As is usual [...]
If you’re a citrus lover like me, then you know how much there is to love about winter and meyer lemon season! So when I was deciding between recipe options for our chicken this week, I instantly gravitated towards this one because of the inclusion of such a wonderful in-season fruit!
Roast [...]
When the fancy chefs talk about profiteroles, they’re really just trying to act fancy and call what we know as ‘cream puffs’ by their formal name. But whatever you call them, they’re amazingly yummy and surprisingly easy to make. I had no idea if I was going to be an absolute fool for trying to [...]
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During the holidays, I always have the urge to extend holiday hospitality and celebration with everyone around us. [...]
Before Turkey day arrived last week, I went to the market with the goal of prepping really easy meals for Monday and Tuesday. Meals with ingredients that would be exhausted in one sitting and would require very little prep.
As I passed our seafood counter, I instantly had a craving for wine/garlic [...]
When I received a review copy of CAKE Ladies: Celebrating a Southern Tradition by Jodi Rhoden in the mail last week, I knew instantly that this was my type of cookbook. And that might sound strange coming from a California-born & raised girl with absolutely no relatives of Southern origin… but let me [...]
This recipe, inspired by the infamous Crack Pie recipe from Momofuku’s Milk Bar cookbook (it comes out today – October 26th!!!), is quite the doozy. It requires use of both your large food processor AND stand mixer, a cookie sacrifice, and a true love of sugar and butter and eggs. May you be forewarned…. [...]
When my parents visited our house, they brought with them a bounty of lemons and apples from their plentiful trees. So when I was in the mood for a dessert treat on Friday night, I caught myself staring at the apples and remembering a pinned recipe that looked quite deliciously simple. So, I tweaked the [...]
When we were vacationing in Tulum, we happened to venture a popular Italian restaurant on the beach. The waiters were all Italian, the menu was in Italian, and basically my Spanglo-Italian speaking heart (yes… ask me about how I spent my first day visiting Italy back in 2001 speaking Spanish) was whisked back to Rome [...]
This recipe was discovered when we were fishing through, Grill It! and were looking for recipes to make with ingredients on hand at home. It has now morphed into an entertaining favorite for its fun assembly and presentation (forgive the sub-par photo in the dark of night below) and is always a winner with friends [...]
Whenever I order crème brûlée out at a restaurant, I always kick myself for not indulging in it on a more normal basis at home. Because, in reality, making crème brûlée is really quite simple. You mix and heat up ingredients, combine some more, and then bake it in a water bath and light it [...]

