Old Witch’s Magic Nut Cake
From a Child’s Storybook Last year, around the time of the harvest of the great punkini, we had my husband’s colleague over for dinner. He told the story of how his all-time favorite dessert is a pumpkin-based cake, Old Witch’s Magic Nut Cake, from one of his childhood storybooks. Naturally, I had to look it […] Read More
Halloween Candy Cookies
What to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy Every year, we’re faced with the same parental dilemma: what to do with the leftover Halloween candy? I know that you can ship candy to the troops overseas, or sell it back to your pediatric dentist, but I’d rather encourage The Assistant to be a little creative with […] Read More
Birthday Season: Key Lime Pie
“Key” Lime Pie Every year, The Assistant and I make a fun cake for The Husband. A few years ago, there was the sheet cake that was carved into the shape of a goldfish cracker and iced in an artificial cheddar color. Then there was the year of the collapsing s’mores cake that was […] Read More
Don’t Try This At Home
Fruit Pie Enchiladas Have you noticed that there are these weird Pinterest/Facebook trends where everyone seems to fixate on the same recipe in the same week? And then suddenly you see the same recipe — usually something that makes you wonder who eats this stuff — in 14 different places at once? Two weeks ago, […] Read More
Blueberry Pies
Mini Blueberry Pies I had a free afternoon and picked up The Assistant earlier than usual. “Let’s make blueberry pies!” he shouted in a tone that implied that he had been thinking about this for some time. It’s not exactly blueberry season, but we always have an extensive supply of frozen blueberries on hand for […] Read More
Whipped Coconut Cream
Non-Dairy Whipped Cream I try not to make a big deal about the fact that I’m lactose intolerant. Seriously, nobody wants to hear about your food sensitivities, especially it’s something that can be mitigated with a chewable tablet. But there are times when dairy is layered upon dairy and a Lactaid pill just isn’t enough. […] Read More
Challah French Toast with Cherry Sauce
Making the Best French Toast Even Better I was going to just post the recipe for the cherry sauce, figuring that French toast recipes are universal and everyone does the same thing. A quick scan of The Internets comes to one screaming conclusion: I’ve been doing my French toast wrong all along. Evidently the rest […] Read More
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Bread If there’s anything that makes the Tiny Kitchen Assistant happy, it’s adding chocolate chips to everything: there are no muffins, pancakes or quick breads that are safe from his tinkering. Personally, I think it’s genius. This recipe is no exception. We took a basic family quick bread recipe and added half […] Read More
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Better Than Pumpkin Pie I know that it’s officially fall when the pumpkin pie bars reappear in the pastry case at my local Peet’s Coffee and Tea. I love those things, mostly because I can’t manage to make a decent pumpkin pie at home. Even when I finally nail a decent crust, it gets soggy […] Read More
Pumpkin + Snickerdoodle = Delicious
Fun With Pumpkin Desserts When I posted about roasting my massive pumpkin, I asked for recipe suggestions. Superfantastic Lori lived up to her name and gave me a recipe for pumpkin snickerdoodles. I had never in my life thought of doctoring up a snickerdoodle with pureed orange vegetables, but I’ll be darned, it’s lovely. Being me, […] Read More
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