When I was little, my favorite kind of cookie to get from the bakery or coffee shop was always one with a chocolate base. We never made that kind at home, and basically, they seemed like magical inside-out cookies to my kidlet brain. It might be 30 years later, but for me, the magic of …
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The idea that it’s December 2nd astounds me. It probably shouldn’t. We’re a family that puts our tree up the day after Thanksgiving (more for the convenience of a 4 day weekend and having extra hands around, but still), and the Christmas decorations have been decking these halls for a solid week. But when I …
I posted these scrumptious Neapolitan Oreo Brownies just after Sandy hit, when I was clearly eating my feelings at having no power. But now I have a happier reason to re-post them. OREO and Kitchen Play have come together to encourage folks to PLAY UP dessert. Kitchen PLAY is giving away two OREO Thanksgiving prize …
Kitchen PLAY is giving away two OREO Thanksgiving prize packs filled with goodies like a Crate & Barrel serving platter and pie server, an exclusive OREO cookbook and other fabulous treats, valued at $70. To enter, simply recreate any OREO dessert from this week’s Kitchen PLAY event or come up with your own. Post about …
Y’all, I’m stress eating like whoa. It’s been a rough few days without water or power, but we have it better than most. A tree fell, but missed EVERYTHING. We thought we were prepared with a generator and gas. But now we’re on day 4, and everywhere is out of gas, including our generator. At …
Hey y’all – I’m popping in quickly just to say a few things. Once Sandy has come and gone, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled recipes and silly musings. If you’ve read B&B for any length of time, you might know that we live in Central New Jersey.. right in the path of this …
One of the greatest gifts that has come from being a food blogger is the wonderful number of absolutely lovely people I now call friend. Kristan from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen is one of those friends. My favorite thing about Kristan is her hilarious sense of humor. Every single post Kristan writes has me …
You hear a lot of discussion in the news, on food blogs, and in grocery stores about organic food. Organic food is something my husband and I try to buy as much as we can, mostly because we think it tastes better, and because we prefer our food pesticide free. Another label that I think …
It’s time for another Secret Recipe Club! This month I had the pleasure of perusing Sweet As Sugar Cookies, written by the adorable Lisa. Lisa grew up in Hawaii, that lucky girl! James and I dream of visiting Hawaii someday soon. In the meantime, I’ll comfort myself with enjoying all the scrumptious recipes to be …
Sometimes recipe development is just fun. One of the things I enjoy most? Creating a recipe for a contest. I’ve come to learn about myself as I get older that I excel when I have a deadline and tight constraints on a project. Whether it’s a work project or a blog post, I definitely love …