10 ways to celebrate the end of grading
Like most college professors the day after finals week, I should be grading. The paper piles, more than half-vanquished but still huge, …
Practically health food: Banana oat Nutella muffins
Confession: I only medium like Nutella and I maintain a critical stance towards the all-things-Nutella bandwagon I see on Pinterest. It’s good, …
#100HappyDays: Mass cookie production
They taste good, but kept spreading out. Any tips? I use cold pans and don’t overbeat the butter. Did you know that …
Stop everything and make these fudgy Nutella brownies right now!
Fudgy Nutella brownie happiness. Without question, I believe in love at first sight. At least when it comes to baked goods. Case …
The world’s best salted caramel brownies
Smitten Kitchen’s fan-freaking-tastic salted caramel brownies Promise me. PROMISE me you will make these brownies. Today, if possible. They may be the …
Moist and tart lemon loaf: A Starbucks lemon pound cake knock off
Some of my most vivid memories of church come from when I was a little kid and we attended Bethel Lutheran services. …
Thursday 13: On my mind
To sum up life lately: “Time is that elusive quality of nature which keeps events from happening all at once. Lately, it …
The Daily Pixel: Ho, ho, holy cow, it’s almost Christmas
Growing up, I remember Christmas taking forever to arrive. For-ev-er. I mean even Christmas eve felt like eternity. Nowadays it seems like …
The Daily Pixel: Once in a blue moon
Once in a blue moon, I find myself solo on a Friday night. Mr. T’s off playing airplanes in Watsonville this weekend …
Recipe and Review: Better Than Sex Cake
I went a little Jackson Pollack on the toppings with hot fudge, caramel, and crushed Butterfinger and Heath bars. I admit, it …