Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

When Ruth Graves Wakefield mixed bits of semi-sweet chocolate into a vat of cookie dough back in the 1930’s, she unwittingly created what is arguably the most popular recipe of all time – the chocolate chip cookie. By some accounts, it was an accident. Others claim that Wakefield intentionally …

Remember that luscious rhubarb berry jam I made last week? Well, we’ve been enjoying the heck out of it here at Chez SGCC. I’ve slathered it on homemade bread, spooned it into creamy yogurt and cooked it into a few tasty recipes. I also baked some into these delectable …

Until recently, I never understood some people’s fascination with biscotti. My parents loved them. I did not. To me, they were long, thick, rock-hard bricks with a peculiar licorice taste, obnoxiously trying to pass themselves off as cookies. They didn’t fool me, though. Whatever they were, I was certain …

From the first moment I saw these sticky, gooey, creamy, chewy gems on Michelle’s site, Brown Eyed Baker, I knew that I would have to make them. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind. And, of course I also knew that I would have to share them with you, …

When we were kids, every family barbecue ended the same way. We’d run around the backyard looking for long thin sticks, and load them up with marshmallows. Then, as the fire on the charcoal grill began to die down, we’d toast them over the glowing embers. My little brother …

Recently, my editor at Creative Loafing asked me if I could put together a recipe containing mostly pictures for their upcoming photography issue. I’m a sport, so I said “Sure!”. Then, I got the bright idea that I would do a recipe that was presented using ONLY pictures. That’s …

There’s an old saying that goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. I think its meaning is self-explanatory. I also think that it applies very well to cooking and baking. Foodies, especially those of us that blog, are always looking for the next best thing …

In the three years that I have owned Dorie’s Baking: From My Home to Yours, her Cranberry Shortbread Cake flew completely under my radar. I probably never would have noticed it, much less baked it, if it hadn’t been this weeks TWD pick. Why? Well, first of all, because …

One of the things I love about native Italians is that they say what they mean, and they don’t mince words. Take these cookies, for instance. They’re called Brutti ma Buoni, which means “ugly, but good”. Don’t you love it? These unassuming, delicate little puffs of meringue studded with …