Transitioning from night work to day work is a tough cookie, and I'm not just saying that as a clever transition into my upcoming cookie recipe. I've been at this residency business for three years now (3/4 done!) for three years now, and it doesn't get easier. If anything, it gets harder. You start out … Continue reading Weekend Words #2 and Almond Snickerdoodle Cookies
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Lemon, Orange-Blossom Semolina Cookies
Things are happening. Tyler's finals are around the corner, vacation is around the corner, I'm reading books, the dogs are happy, and we bought a small table for the porch outside. I've taken to baking a lot more again, whether I post about it or not. Allowing myself to be absolutely present with the dough, … Continue reading Lemon, Orange-Blossom Semolina Cookies
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
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
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
Tea Biscuits
My parents, like many Indian people, make tea every day, and we have nasta (nah-s-thah) which are Indian snacks, and invariably some kind of biscuit or what other people call cookies. They weren't very fancy, but they were delicious with the tea -- particularly Parle-G glucose biscuits. Sounds odd, tastes delicious. Tyler would go through packets … Continue reading Tea Biscuits
Chocolate-What-You-Got-Cookies
The clumsy cook indeed. Apparently the forgetful cook as well. I went hiking with a lovely group of ladies from school earlier today and forgot all the things in two different cars. Well, really just my glasses case and my phone. Sounds okay, yes? But NO. I was NOT okay. I was actually surprised at … Continue reading Chocolate-What-You-Got-Cookies
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
There are so many things I could have blogged about in the past week: My thoughts on the birth control/insurance coverage dilemma How my awesome dinner par-tay went. It wasn't just a party, it was a par-TAY. My dear hubby waking up, remembering it was Valentine's Day (Mita-Tyler Love Day*infinity) and saying "Happy Valentines Day!" … Continue reading Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Favorites with an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cocoa Nib Cookie
I haven't posted since last year. It's 2012! January 2nd, 2012 to be specific [well, when I first started writing this it was January 2nd]. A day of birth for my mother, the day before I go to work for me, and just another day of break for my graduate-student husband. Ahh, life. I haven't … Continue reading Favorites with an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cocoa Nib Cookie
Rosemary Lemon Shortbread
So Thop and I had some friends over for dinner on Thursdays, H- and J-. Tyler met them last year when we started going to the rock climbing wall. I had met H- before, a great chica with amazing rock climbing abilities and a fun personality, but I hadn't met her boyfriend J- yet, also … Continue reading Rosemary Lemon Shortbread
The Clumsy Cook 