Hello readers, I have a story to tell you...it's called, "How the Baker Got Her Groove Back" Once upon a time, there was a baker. She lived in a cute little house, with two cute little dogs, and a cute little husband. She would pitter patter around the kitchen in a cute little apron, adding … Continue reading Caramel Walnut Tart with Chocolate Glaze
General Desserts
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
Chocolate Tart
It's December already. I feel like it was yesterday I was setting up my classroom for the beginning of the school year...preparing myself for a whole new set of students, a whole new set of stories, and feeling just slightly more ready than I was last year. It's an odd feeling to know that in … Continue reading Chocolate Tart
Pumpkin Pie Bars with a Hazelnut Almond Shortbread Crust (Gluten Free)
One excellent thing about being at home--I get to try out all kind of gluten free recipes. My dearest mother does not partake of gluten or any wheat product, and a lot of what you and I think of as "regular food" isn't so regular for her. It was too tasty for me to pause … Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Bars with a Hazelnut Almond Shortbread Crust (Gluten Free)
Quick Berry Cobbler (Gluten-Free)
What to make for your gluten-free mother, at 8:30 at night, when you're too lazy to go drive and find a dessert? Cobbler! It's quick, it's easy, it's usually make-able with stuff you have lying around the house, and it tastes fantastic with ice cream. So before we get to the recipe, I must say: … Continue reading Quick Berry Cobbler (Gluten-Free)
Chocolate Lemon Layer Cake and Austin City Limits
A few weeks ago, my lovely husband took me too Austin City Limits. It's this super awesome, and super huge annual music festival in Austin with huge names like Arcade Fire, Joseph Arthur, Jack Ingram, and more. When I say took me, I mean actually took me. Let me be real for a second, sometimes … Continue reading Chocolate Lemon Layer Cake and Austin City Limits
Apple Tarte Tatin, Mezze, And DC
Hello All! It's been a while. The past few weeks have been a flurry of long car rides, students, grading, parents, plane trips, and apples. It's been tiring. I got back yesterday from DC very very late, and very very exhausted, but for the first time in a while, I fell asleep without an alarm … Continue reading Apple Tarte Tatin, Mezze, And DC
Creme Brulee and a New School Year
So there's been a lot going on in the news lately what with the straw poll in Iowa, and Governor Perry entering the race for the Republican Nomination while Pawlenty drops out. The Texas Legislature approving massive slashes to the family planning budget (2/3s of the budget), and President Obama going on a three day … Continue reading Creme Brulee and a New School Year
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 