Following directions is something I have never been real good at. I admit that. Sometimes I am stubborn and I think I know better. Other times, I just fail to completely follow the directions. In fact, just a few days before making these cookies, I was telling my dad that one of my most memorable…
I didn’t think that this blog post was going to happen today. I spent most of the day yesterday dealing with the immense amount of rain that has fallen… The creek behind our house flash flooded and then we started getting water in our basement because the ground is so saturated. Needless to say, writing…
Every year, I get excited to see the first rhubarb at the farmer’s market… And, I have to have it. I always buy a giant bunch with great hopes and dreams for it. Then, it sits in my fridge. Part of my problem with rhubarb is that I LOVE it, and my husband HATES it….
Last week, I was craving cinnamon rolls. I saw a few Easter blog posts about cinnamon rolls, and they were driving me absolutely crazy. So, when the weekend rolled around, I just had to make some cinnamon rolls for Saturday morning’s breakfast. I know that I have made cinnamon rolls before… So, you might be…
If you read my piece on baking with butter over at In Jennie’s Kitchen a few months ago, you already know that I am a big fan of Michael Ruhlman’s book Ratio. It has definitely freed me from always being tied to a recipe or cookbook. That’s not to say that I never follow a…
