Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

Remember the joys of early air travel? You know, those days where they showed you a movie that you could hear without having to pay for ear buds, stowed your luggage without a fee and actually fed you a free meal on any flight that was longer than two …

I’ve made no secret about the fact that I’m addicted to Nutella. Just leave me alone with my own jar of that creamy, dreamy, chocolatey deliciousness and a great, big spoon, and I’m happy. But, let’s face it. Nutella isn’t exactly considered a health food. It contains gobs of …

I was doing a little “housekeeping” in my photo library recently, and I came across a few shots of this amazing little cake that were taken almost a year ago. I didn’t remember ever sharing it with you before, and after doing some checking, I realized that I never …

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 …

I’ll let you in on a little secret. Even though I grew up in an Italian family where more than half of my relatives, including my father and grandparents, were actually from Italy, I had never heard of mascarpone until I was an adult and discovered it for myself. …

When I was a little girl, I hated milk. H.A.T.E.D. it! As milk is a pretty big staple in a young child’s everyday diet, this was a problem. Back then, there weren’t many options for kids like me. My mother couldn’t run out to the store to pick up …

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 …