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*So Sweet!* from Sur La Table

So Sweet!: Cookies, Cupcakes, Whoopie Pies, and More by Sur La Table
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (October 4, 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-1449407285

Back-of-the-book blurb: Proving that life is indeed oh So Sweet! cooking authority Sur La Table offers 50 fabulously sweet baking recipes with intriguing flavor combinations. From cookies and cupcakes to doughnuts and whoopie pies, you’ll find them all in this attractive [...]

Holiday Pretzel Hugs - easy and kid-friendly

A few weeks ago we received a gorgeous plate of assorted homemade holiday cookies from my nephew’s wife (is she my niece-in-law?). I wish I had taken a photo of the platter before we unwrapped it – so festive, with a nice assortment of both “shaped” and “drop” cookies.

One treat caught my eye immediately – [...]

Free Chocolate Orgasm Brownies!

Really, it’s true!

To celebrate the publication of The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book, author/owner Judy Rosenberg is hosting a Free Chocolate Orgasm Brownie day (while supplies last!) at her three Rosie’s Bakery locations on Tuesday, December 6. They are:

9 Boylston Street; Chestnut Hill, MA
1796 Massachusetts Avenue; Cambridge, MA
2 Station Street, South Station; Boston, MA

If you’re not in the [...]

Weekend Cooking: Baked Ziti from Cook's Illustrated

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I have drunk the Cook’s Illustrated Kool-Aid, and it is as addictive as it is delicious!

Cook’s Illustrated is the parent company of Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, as well as the CooksIllustrated website (with recipes, equipment ratings, taste tests, tips and techniques as in the [...]

Book Review: *50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker* by Lynn Alley

50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley
Hardcover: 104 pages
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Spiral edition (September 27, 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-1449407933

Back-of-the-book blurb: Lynn Alley, author of The Gourmet Slow Cooker, is known for creating flavorful homemade meals using the kitchen’s most coveted countertop appliance–the slow cooker. Inside 50 Simple Soups for the Slow Cooker, Alley presents bold [...]

Weekend Cooking: It's slow cooker season!

"Zesty Italian Beef Tips" photo from BettyCrocker.com

There’s a chill in the air, the leaves are starting to turn, and there are noticeably fewer hours of daylight. You know what that means?! Crock-pot season (otherwise known as fall/winter) is upon us!

Thanks to Slow Cooker Revolution (my love letter to this book from America’s Test Kitchen [...]

Weekend Cooking: Jael McHenry's *Midnight Cry Brownies*

We had the extreme pleasure of hosting Jael McHenry and her novel, The Kitchen Daughter, for an author event with a brief reading, Q&A, and book signing. It was delightful!

Those of you who’ve had the opportunity to read The Kitchen Daughter will recognize the opening chapter, from which Jael read. In this section, Ginny, the [...]

Weekend Cooking: Curried Zucchini Soup

It’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) season, which mean that every Wednesday afternoon I drive over to “Farmer Bill’s” to pick up a crate of fresh in-season produce.  It’s actually Kenney Farm, but the owner’s name is Bill, and last year my youngest would call “There’s Farmer Bill’s farm!” as we passed it to and from [...]

Weekend Cooking: First week with the new leaf

No, not oregano leaves, or bay leaves, or even tea leaves.  Just one.  Leaf.  As in turn over a new leaf. The SITFOB family isn’t big on resolutions, but we do have a plan for the New Year.

Years ago (either before kids, or before the kids were eating ‘real’ food), J and I added to [...]

Weekend Cooking: Sadie Rosenblum's Baumtorte

A few days ago I reviewed Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English, a fable of a love story about making dreams come true.

Several passages in the book refer to cooking and the memories that the rituals and scents of cooking can invoke (page 161):

Once, Sadie had tried writing down her memories, attempting to preserve them in [...]