It’s yet another stupidly hot day in Chicago. There’s an alligator in the lagoon in Humboldt Park, aka our neighborhood park. Taste of Chicago is only a mere four days this year. Crazy times. Crazy times. I could swear I heard it was going to be a cooler than average summer here but man, […]
One of my personal goals with this blog (and no doubt Jen will agree) is to share all sorts tasty goodies that are simple and/or quick and/or effortless yet downright fabulous, definite tried-and-true winners that will give you great results, confidence, and encouragement to bake. It’s not a scary thing, baking, I promise. Oh, hey […]
Holy toledo, you’ve been invited to a group thing or a party or a whatever last minute during the holiday season. What can you bring?! Or oh boy, you’ve got a crowd for a holiday shindig, one pie won’t cut it. And with the plates and the utensils and the stuff and the junk …..yikes. […]
Ah. Ah ha. The obligatory Pumpkin Pie. But in this case, this pie, this pie is anything but obligatory. Aaaand I know. Alllllll the other folks out there claiming to have the best recipe, so many….this is the one you should be making though. I am, ahem, not a pumpkin fan. “So wait,” you […]
Hey, here’s a hot baking tip for ya (is that a pun?): just because a recipe is maybe miswritten or isn’t written to your liking or is incomplete or ingredients or instructions lead you awry, doesn’t mean you can’t bake. I hear you scoffing. And I mean no offense there, recipe writers. Don’t give […]
This is the quickest and easiest (and delicious-est) coffee cake. Like this is the one you throw together in a jiff for an impromptu friend visit. Or just because you suddenly have a hankering for cinnamon coffee cake. All I’m saying is if you feel like treating yourself to a sweet treat this weekend—a warm, […]
I must admit, I’m a wee loathe to give this one up. But it’s sooo good, I think the world should enjoy the yumminess that is my Grandma’s Honey Cake. Before we roll along though, did you see Jen’s Lazy Peach Crisp-Cobbler? Holy moly, Mike has shot me fifty+ stinky side eyes of the make-this-now […]
Birthdays in my house are often an exercise in How Much Sugar Can I Get Away With in One Day for the kids. And the one we celebrated this week for the newly-minted 12 year old was a case in point. Let me present Exhibit A: Did I mention yet that my kids each want […]
How…. How did…. How did I get this far in life and not know such a thing existed? An outrageous gi-gundo cinnamon roll?! Holy cats and dogs, people. Ok it is a bit embarrassing, this thing. In its over the top-ness. It’s….it is a bit nuts. Ok probably a lot nuts. Ok way nuts. But […]
I love ice cream. We both do, Mike and I. Any time of year. Minus ten outside, bowl of ice cream please. We impatiently await Tastee Freez aka The Freeze reopening in spring and joy of joys, hearing the soft serve ice cream truck clattering down our block that first really warm day….ah yes. Ice […]
