52 Kitchen Adventures

Tweet When I arrived at work last Thursday, I was greeted by one of my coworkers, who was surprisingly perky for the early hour. “I got into grad school!” she exclaimed. I’ve known Hannah for 4 years, since her senior year of college. She was actually my intern during my first year teaching at...

Tweet If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have seen the (not very pretty) Iphone photo I posted of 2 wannabe churros the other night. I tried folding tortillas in two different ways to make faux churros, and asked people to vote for the best imitation. From an overhead angle, the overwhelming...

Tweet Have you or anyone you know been hit with the awful flu that’s been going around? I was sick for a solid 2 weeks and spent 4 long days with a fever. After being out of commission for so long, I’ve spent the last week and a half playing catch-up with work, life,...

Tweet If you have someone special in your life who lives far away, I know just what you should send them for Valentine’s Day: a cupcake! I’ve always wanted to mail my cupcakes but I wasn’t sure how to. It’s hard enough just to transport them across town without smashing the frosting. Instead, I...

Tweet I’m excited to introduce you today to one of my favorite bloggers-Anna from Crunchy Creamy Sweet. I’m guest posting at Anna’s blog as part of her Valentine’s Day blog event about how to make a heart cake without a heart shaped pan. I love Anna’s blog because she posts tons of delicious recipes,...

Tweet I have discovered a very dangerous thing. A one bowl chocolate cupcake recipe for two. Yes, it makes a perfect serving of two cupcakes. You could whip these up anytime you have a sweet craving. How dangerous is that?! They’re especially perfect if you want to treat yourself and your sweetie to a...

Tweet Last week I shared this incredibly easy 7 minute salted caramel and you know I couldn’t just let that sit around in my fridge for long. I made some brownies and covered them in this decadent sauce, with a nice sprinkle of fleur de sel on top to really bring out the salty and...

Photo credit: Faith Gorsky Last weekend, I participated in Cook, Tweet, & Eat as part of our Cookbook Tour to promote An Edible Mosaic. 5 other bloggers, Amanda, Heather, Jennifer, Lana, Laura, and I, attempted to cook a dish from the cookbook simultaneously while live tweeting about it. The author of An Edible Mosaic, Faith Gorsky, joined us for the Twitter...

Some things in life just seem unnecessarily complicated. Take wedding planning, for instance – we’ve created this huge industry that charges exorbitant prices for what should just be a joyous celebration with your loved ones. And there are so many details to think of! Pinterest and blogging has certainly made weddings (as well as crafting,...

Photo credit: Home Made Simple I often get asked how I manage not to weigh 300 pounds while baking so many delicious desserts. Besides major moderation, I try to eat really healthy whenever I’m not baking. I’m always on the lookout for yummy, healthy snack ideas, so when Home Made Simple asked me to help...