2016-03-03 17.11.01

NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookies

Get more recipes like this delivered straight to your inbox plus instant access to my free 3-Step Guide to Baking in Advance.  Don't miss out.  Sign up now. These large, chewy, bakery-style cookies are a must for anyone's repertoire.  These are just about as easy as my Salted Chocolate Chunk

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The best dark chocolate, according to America’s Test Kitchen

Get more tips like this and proven recipes delivered straight to your inbox plus instant access to my free 3-Step Guide to Baking in Advance.  Don't miss out.  Sign up now. A while back, America's Test Kitchen conducted a blind taste test of dark chocolate.  I know, we all chose the wrong

2016-01-28 15.08.39

20 baking hacks that save you hours

You want to do more baking, but it sounds daunting. Maybe you don’t even know where to start. You love the idea of treating your friends and family, but you don’t have the time. At least not Monday through Friday. Here are 20 of my favorite tried & true tactics that are guaranteed to save

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Nutella Pie Crust Hearts

Get more recipes like this delivered straight to your inbox plus instant access to my free 3-Step Guide to Baking in Advance.  Don't miss out.  Sign up now.   Happy Valentine's Week!  Just when you were getting your diet back on track after the holidays, February 14th hits you right

2016-02-03 09.09.26

One-Bowl Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Explosion Blondies

Get more recipes like this delivered straight to your inbox plus instant access to my free 3-Step Guide to Baking in Advance.  Don't miss out.  Sign up now. These blondies are quite possibly the easiest from-scratch recipe you can make. They're made in one bowl. You can easily mix the

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My friend’s weird advice about where to sit at restaurants

Are you one of those people that gets seated at a restaurant and you immediately ask to switch to a different table?  I am. I don’t want to sit in a corner staring at the restroom.  I don’t want to sit next to the air vent that blows like five hairs on my forehead.  I don’t want to sit next to