Messy & Gooey

Double-Chocolate Peppermint Rice Crispy Treats

I’ve never been much of a peppermint person. With a couple of exceptions (here and here), it’s not a flavor that I generally gravitate towards in my baking or candy-eating. […]

Confections

Sesame Cashew Bars

I’ve wanted to visit Sofra outside of Boston for years, and somehow life + pandemic made it so that I didn’t visit my favorite U.S. city for over six years. […]

Chocolate

Black Cocoa Halva Israeli Swirl Cookies

For Chanukah this year, I was mulling over what to bake, probably some kind of rugelach? Or maybe I’d try black-and-white cookies finally? But then Shannon Sarna’s Modern Jewish Comfort […]

Cakes

Knafeh Cheesecake

Among the many things happening at this time of year as we collectively hurtle towards the summer is the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates the summer grain harvest and […]

Cookies & Small Treats

Biscoff Rice Crispy Treats

I’m sneaking this in at the very end of 2021… what a year. Personally, the first half of the year was extraordinarily good to me– lots of stars aligned for […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Malted Crisp Tart

I feel like a broken record when I say, “I can’t believe I’ve never baked [x]” from one of the BAKED cookbooks. I’ve been baking out of them for so […]

Cakes

Guinness Stout Cake

I’m not generally one to drink by myself at home. I’d rather eat my calories any day of the week, especially dessert. But right now in Coronaland, days and calories […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: S’more Nut Bars

I take my s’mores very seriously. Today it became apparent that maybe I need to take it down a notch, seeing as how I almost set a fire in my […]

Cookies & Small Treats

10 Days of Hamantashen, Day 10: Pistachio Nutella Halva Hamantashen

So this is it– the culmination of 10 days and […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Lemon-Almond Meringue Tarts

Finally– the cover shot. We are so close to the end of baking through BAKED: New Frontiers in Baking, and therefore the end of Baked Sunday Mornings. (So many tears!!) And […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Coconut Snowball Cupcakes

Alllll the coconut. Give it to me. Is it possible to fall more in love with coconut over time? Because did I mention… I want all the coconut things. I’m […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: German Chocolate Cake

Six and a half sticks of butter. Can I get a HALLELUJAH! Did anyone else grow up thinking they didn’t like coconut without ever trying it? I mean, it’s not […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Lemon Lime Bars

Sometimes the simplest recipes feel like a triumph. Lemon curd is one of those basic baking things that I just do not have a good handle on; like, sometimes it […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Classic Diner-Style Chocolate Pie

Sometimes all you need is a slice of pie. I’m […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Peanut Butter Crispy Bars

I feel like I keep saying this… How have I not made these before?? I’ve been participating in Baked Sunday Mornings for over 7 years and made the large majority of […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Almond Green Tea Cupcakes

As I’ve started my hectic school year after more than a year off, I’m feeling very nostalgic this week for some of the lovely, more peaceful moments spent in Israel […]

Baked Sunday Mornings