You know it’s Christmas cookie season when you have green and red sprinkles all over your kitchen floor. (And all throughout the house because your four-legged BFF tracks everything everywhere.) Do you have a favorite Christmas cookie? I do not. Choosing a favorite cookie is like choosing a favorite child, right? They’re all different and […]
Super-Chocolatey Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Buttercream
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Not so much outside, because in San Diego every day looks like mid-June. But I put up a tiny string of lights and set out my Christmas snow globe. Plus I’m freezing right now. So, it’s basically Christmas!!! I live in a shoebox-sized apartment, and it’s not […]
Spiced Candied Nuts
Hi there! Let me introduce you to my new best friend. Her name is Spiced Candied Nuts. These little nuts are so insanely delicious I burned my tongue eating them right off the baking sheet. And believe me, I don’t care. After the initial burn I just kept going back for more. (Did I mention […]
Mint Oreo Chocolate Bark
I live 14 (!!!) miles from the closest Dairy Queen. And last night I was craving an Oreo Mint Blizzard in the worst way. But I knew driving that far—on the freeway, no less—just to get an ice cream fix would take my occasional self-loathing to new heights. So I made this instead. And oh […]
Cranberry-Pumpkin Muffins with Maple Glaze and Pecans
Oh, muffins. I so much love muffins. Living in San Diego means not much in the way of seasons. Every day is blue-skied, sunshiny perfection. It’s paradise—unless you actually like seasons. So when I took Goldie for our pre-breakfast walk yesterday I was sorta shocked to feel an actual nip in the air. The kind […]