I hear people asking how to make the perfect cookie and I thought I’d share five basic tips with you.  Great results depend on what you want from a cookie, but having these five tips in your arsenal will make your baking a lot more enjoyable.  Read them, learn them, and then go forth and [...]

Today I am giving you a recipe download for Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies: sophisticated enough for you, simple enough for the kids.  Not your average chewy, chocolate cookie, this recipe gets a kick from fresh ginger  -  kind of a punk modern version of the best traditional gingerbread you’ve ever eaten. 

Just wanted to give you a little something to look forward to!

I have a love/hate relationship with Snickerdoodles.  I adore them.  I worship.  But change one little ingredient, and it’s all I can do to keep from spitting it out.  Violently.
I can’t help myself.  These cookies are just SOOO BAD when they are done wrong, and SOOO GOOD when they are done right.  It’s worth the [...]

(browsing epicurious)
Munchings and crunchings, says Gurgi.  But these are no ordinary munchings.  Ohhh, no.  These are culinary delights.
First up:  French toast gone savory.

Savory Parmesan Pain Perdu with Poached Eggs
Yes, my dears.  French toast is no longer simply a syrupy, maple breakfast concotion.  This recipe is so easy it’s brilliant, and so yummy it’s impossible [...]