Food + life + work at home
Food + life + work at home
What, another cookie recipe, right on the heels of my delicious gingerbread? Why not? It’s cookie baking season, and while I’ve got a ton of good ones to share, these are a particular favorite. They’re my Lofthouse knock-off cookies that ended up …
In this season of frenetic cookie baking, we need a variety of cookies, but we especially need ones that travel well. And if you’re looking for something deliciously seasonal that will survive a trip to faraway friends and relatives, my …
We used to have a hard and fast rule in the house about when the Christmas decorations went up and when the Christmas playlists started playing and all the rest :: no Christmas until the weekend after Thanksgiving. We kept …
Fall has finally, finally arrived!! We’ve had a string of days where the temperatures have been hovering between the 50s and 60s and I’m pretty sure I caught sight of some leaves turning in the woods next to the house. …
I’ve been slacking. I keep promising myself I’m going to buckle down and learn how to properly frost cakes and cupcakes. I keep vowing I will learn to pipe icing into lovely rosettes and swirls, garnished with sprinkles and flowers …
Craving the combination of fresh and ripe summer fruit, homemade whipped cream, and a sweet and savory biscuit to pile it on? Come on over – I’ve got the perfect mixture of spring and summer dessert for you right here …
I never was much of a baker. I could whip together a mean chocolate chip cookie when the mood struck and I do like an occasional sweet, but until lately, I never did a lot of baking. If I did …
When my doc talked to me about getting more calcium into my diet, this probably isn’t what he had in mind. However, I made this particular milkshake with my own homemade vanilla ice cream, which I’ll share soon, fresh milk, …
Ages ago, before I brought this blog into existence, I toyed around with starting a cooking blog under the title “Bright Red Notebook.” Why the title? Because just about all of my recipes in progress live in the bright red …