Well, I’ve had my ice cream machine for a few months now and the novelty has yet to wear off. I’ve been making ice cream so much that I get antsy waiting for the bowl to re-freeze between batches. I’ve learned — and this info might be of use to others with a Cuisinart [...]
“Be content with your lot. One cannot be first in everything.” That was the message I found in my fortune cookie after eating dinner with my parents in August 2007. I’ll never forget it because that August was my first break after my first set of law school exams.
I don’t usually talk about law [...]
Two newly-discovered products inspired this super easy cake. First, I was recently asked to do a review of Jules Gluten Free All Purpose Flour for Allergy Sense (which is a great resource if you have allergies or kids with allergies, by the way). I was interested in doing so because 1) I think it’s important, [...]
Spring came a few days early. Today, the sun was shining. The weather was warm. People were out and about. The robin I spotted a few days ago must have been a sign. The streets were fittingly speckled with green. I know St. Patty’s day was the source of the green, but it might as well [...]
There was a period of time that I thought I would never enjoy chocolate chip cookies again. The vegan chocolate chips contained sugar. The sugar-free chips contained dairy. The grain sweetened chips contained gluten and just about every chocolate bar contained sugar or was sweetened with something that hurt my stomach. So I gave [...]
I live about 5 blocks away from a dangerously good vegan ice cream shop called Stogo. All of their ice cream is agave sweetened, they use organic ingredients, and it is really good. As I said, it’s dangerously good. Every once in awhile, Gennaro, being the keeper that he is, brings me home a pint of the [...]
In this city, noted for its bagels and the ubiquitous Sunday brunch, breakfast — or brunch, for that matter — can present a slight challenge for the “_____ free” crowd (fill in the blank; they all fit). The notion of alternating sips of coffee and orange juice as your friends nosh on pancakes, french toast and, [...]
This carrot cake is one of my favorite new recipes. I made it this morning while witnessing an epic snowstorm in the making outside my window. The sweet, nostalgic smell of carrot cake somehow seemed perfect against the backdrop of billowing snow. Since I don’t have class on Fridays and am still recovering from my nasty little cold, [...]
When it comes to brownies, most people are aware that there are two schools of thought: cakey and fudgey. I am definitely a fudgey girl, though the last brownie recipe I posted here might as well have been called “fudge” because they were so dense and rich. I decided to go a bit more classic today. [...]
I’m off to Puerto Rico this weekend for a wedding, so this will be my last post for a few days (I know, poor me). Unfortunately, I haven’t done my bikini body any favors by deciding to test several batches of cookies prior to leaving. I’m pretty darn sure it was all worth it, [...]