How much butter is too much butter? It’s the holiday season and everything has an abundance of salt, sugar, and fat…unless it is full of alcohol units. The cookies we bought from the church fundraiser would never be classified as Read More …
There is a long list of things that are better with just a little bit more butter. Peanut butter, chocolate butter cream icing. Double toasted English muffins. Grilled ham and cheese. Mashed potatoes. Chicken pot pie. Coq au vin. Cookies. Read More …
The secret is, there is no secret. It is out in the open, at least in small circles of confidence. Which, I am about to blow wide open. Spoiler alert, this probably won’t come to be a surprise or a Read More …
What do you do when you don’t love the substitute? I mean, every one knows that the real thing is better. Coke vs. Diet Coke. (Had to, it’s their slogan, or was anyway…) Butter vs. olive oil (I don’t particularly Read More …
Remember when we decided to be healthier? We decided to eat kale, other fresh vegetables, healthy breakfasts – less dairy – and exercise…we decided to cross that bridge and not look back. Then, Thanksgiving happened. Man, oh man, it happened Read More …
“Hey mom and dad, let’s watch one of those old-timey movies, you know, the ones you watched when you were a teenager.” Ugh. You know, when you had to go to the drive in because they didn’t have movie theaters Read More …
With enough butter, you can make anything taste better – even if you sacrifice the healthy qualities of it. Take broccoli for instance. In my son’s case, just take the broccoli and then leave. That would be his preference. We Read More …
Sometimes, you have to give it all you’ve got to be competitive. Being open, late on a Saturday night, isn’t easy. Especially when you’re a bakery. This place we like in the town up the road is open early and Read More …
In this season of holiday baking, I have come to appreciate the perfect cookies made by professional bakers. They are, no doubt, made with a long and tried recipe, with more butter or sugar, perhaps than I would add. Or, Read More …