Caramels can be finicky, too high of temperature and the caramels can be too hard, too low, it won't set properly. I've spent some time making caramel topping, hard caramels, and finally...finally tackled soft caramel chews. Those delicious bites, delicately chewy, sticking to your teeth in the just the right way, bursts of salt and … Continue reading Gifts!: Soft Caramel Chews
Desserts
Lemon Cupcakes filled with basil-lemon curd
It's our 10 year anniversary. Mine and Tylers. How crazy is that? We've been dating for 10 years. Nuts. To celebrate, here's some cake! Lemon cupcakes. I made these hoping to bring on true spring. Not ice storm spring. It's been a wild ride in as an Intern thus far. Nights, the Newt, so many admissions, … Continue reading Lemon Cupcakes filled with basil-lemon curd
Salted Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies
I am about half way through intern year, and there is so much I want to say. I want to tell you about the first time I wrote orders for a patient. I want to tell you about the first mistake I made, and what I learned from it. I want to share with you … Continue reading Salted Chocolate Chip Tahini Cookies
Simple Pumpkin Toffee Bread
I walked into Trader Joe's yesterday and was immediately hit by a wave of orange. Pumpkin to be specific. Pumpkin waffles, pumpkin bread, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin body butter...the list goes on. I'm not the world's biggest fan of pumpkin flavored things. Don't get me wrong, I love pumpkin pie. But Pumpkin Spiced Lattes end up tasting...well, … Continue reading Simple Pumpkin Toffee Bread
3-Ingredient Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
Some days you just want a dessert you can make in under 4 minutes. Where you don't have to turn on the oven, don't have to worry about anything other than a can opener, scooping, stirring, and tasting. That's what this Coconut Chia Seed Pudding is about. I got this idea from my friend Mary … Continue reading 3-Ingredient Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
Orange Blossom and Nutmeg Love Cake
I'm a lazy baker sometimes. Sometimes I'm not in the mood to bust out the stand mixer, pull out a bunch of different ingredients, and make deliciousness happen. I just want deliciousness to...happen. Those days I go to Sofra bakery and chow down on some desserts. But on the days I don't mind putting in … Continue reading Orange Blossom and Nutmeg Love Cake
Vanilla Bean Shortbread
A little while ago I was searching for the perfect meringue recipe and I stumbled on Cupcake Jemma's youtube channel, and after a few videos was hooked. Her videos are pretty short, and show you how to do some pretty cool things, like make a polka-dotted swiss roll. Pretty shnazzy. Anyways, I was looking for … Continue reading Vanilla Bean Shortbread
Yogurt Pie with Brown Butter Almond Crust (Gluten Free)
So this is what we came home to the other day. She knew right away when we walked in that she was in trouble. Her head was down, her tail was just wagging at the tip, and she tried to hide in the stairwell in our entry way. I thought she was just being cute...until … Continue reading Yogurt Pie with Brown Butter Almond Crust (Gluten Free)
Dark Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Orange Zest Biscotti
My mom used to buy these giant biscotti containers from Costco, and she would have one with a bowl of tea. I've never been much of a candy eater, but I did love pastries and baked sweets. So while I would ignore the piles of Halloween candy, I would always sneak into the kitchen, open … Continue reading Dark Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Orange Zest Biscotti
Coffee Crumb Cake
It happened, I matched! I'm going to be an anesthesiologist -- well, after a year of being a medicine intern. It was ridiculously scary opening the envelope even though it makes no sense: how slowly or quickly I open it isn't going to change the outcome, the outcome was already decided. But still, I opened it … Continue reading Coffee Crumb Cake
The Clumsy Cook 