Creme Egg Cupcakes

Creme Egg Cupcakes

Cadbury egg recipes have been flying around the blogosphere this spring, and each time I see one, I have a little mantra I recite to myself as I frantically click the back button: “I will not make this. I will not make this.” Every day it’s gotten more and more difficult to click away, and… [click for recipe and more]

Lemon-Blueberry Cupcakes

Lemon-Blueberry Cupcakes

I complained a lot this winter about its appalling lack of wintry-ness. For every 70-degree January day, I probably spent several more whining about how seasonally inappropriate the beautiful weather was. It was probably annoying, so my apologies for that. I do like spring. I like the way winter creates a blank canvas for spring… [click for recipe and more]

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

I don’t make nearly enough cookies – I tend to get distracted by fussier desserts like tartlets and cupcakes. I forget that the humble chocolate chip cookie can easily measure up against its fancier cousins, and sometimes even surpass them. Okay, I’m lying. That’s not the real reason I don’t make cookies. The real reason… [click for recipe and more]

Meyer Lemon Basiltini

Meyer Lemon Basiltini

As much as I love basil vodka, it’s not something I’d ever want to take shots of, or even drink on the rocks. It’s too strong, and (perhaps more importantly) I am far past the age where I can do shots in any sort of dignified manner. If, however, you wish to take shots of… [click for recipe and more]