When I was a tween and therefore too young to be left home alone, my parents would drop me at my grandparents’ for New Year’s Eve. My grandmother would put out a spread of hors d’oeuvres and make champagne punch. She really knew how to entertain and anything I learned about party planning was fromRead more
Let me paint the scene for you. It’s 2 am on a Thursday and you just got home from the bar you and a bunch of co-workers went to after the office holiday party. You’ve had a bit too much to drink but you have another holiday party tomorrow night. One where it would beRead more
Some people prefer chewy cookies. Others prefer crisp cookies. Some like chocolate, others vanilla. Some are Democrat, others Republican. Some are team Edward, others team Jacob. Personally, I like my cookies crisp on the outside but chewy in the center. (I’m sure a psychologist or astrologer would have a field day with that.) Not growingRead more
Last fall, I was taking a class at the Institute of Culinary Education called “Fall Desserts.” It was taught by my favorite chef instructor Melanie Underwood. The class included, among many other seasonal treats, a cranberry upside cake. Now the only upside cake I’d ever heard of was a pineapple upside cake but apparently theyRead more
I am pro butter. Always have been, always will be. However, 50% of people diagnosed with celiac disease cannot have butter. In addition to gluten, they are also allergic to a protein found in dairy called casein. Now, if you combine that number of people with all the people who are lactose (also a protein)Read more
