When we moved back into this house (Oh, I didn’t tell you.  When we moved back in August, it was back into our old house.  Funny how things work out.  Oh how I love this house.  Moving back…

The dough used in danishes is similar to the dough used in croissants. It is a very flaky, buttery yeast dough that takes more than a little bit of time and patience to put together. Sometimes it’s…

It is the ultimate sugar holiday coming up. And as a love of all things sugar, I’m highlighting…sugar! Domino sugar to be exact.
While looking through their website last week I noticed Elegant…

This year’s Melbourne Cup lunch at work featured pizza from Stuzzico and yummy contributions from workmates who volunteered to bring something in. We ordered two full pizzas (1.5 metres long each)…

Today, Eugene and I got ourselves out of bed at a reasonable hour and headed off to the Housing Works Thrift store on the Upper West Side. It was a two-fold plan. First, I wanted to drop off a couple bags…

This Treat Bucket is EmptyDoes your post-holiday Monday need more cute? We can help!The First Daily Doses of CuteDaily Doses of Cute Part 2Daily Doses of Cute Part 3Daily Doses of Cute Part 4Daily Doses…

On Sundays, we like to find a nice spot for a walk. A special one that allows us to appreciate the beauty of the season that is passing. Yesterday, this is where it took us. We saw cows and sheep and…

Fitting 50 good recipes into 5×7 inch magazine supplement can’t be easy, but Food Network Magazine managed to do it with December’s “50 Holiday Cookies”.

Using the one-dough-50-variations…

OK so I have a confession.
Spain has been home now for exactly a week and, well, I haven’t eaten out. That’s right seven whole days and I am yet to set foot in a restaurant or bar. Before…

The thing about Thanksgiving is that people have expectations. They expect some kind of squash soup, they expect turkey, of course, and stuffing and taters (mashed and sweet) and all kinds of pies for…