The other day something unprecedented happened: I ran out of flour. I may not always have all the random ingredients required for my recipes, but I always have flour. And sugar. And butter. I have an entire box full of basic baking supplies that I always keep stocked so that I can whip up something…read more »

I always thought madeleines were cookies. Am I alone in this? They look like little shell-shaped cookies. But when I gave them to my friends today, one of them took a bite and immediately said “Whoa, is this like, the tiniest cake ever?” Turns out…yes…yes they are. According to wikipedia, madeleines are actually very small sponge…read more »

I was in Boston the last two weeks, visiting Dan. Unfortunately, while I’m done with school already, he’s still got weeks and weeks of classes and final labs left, and a thesis project to work on. Which meant, of course, that I was left to my own devises at home all day while he did…read more »

Now that I’m free and in the clear school-wise, my friends have been sending me links to recipes they know I have plenty of time to try out. This unique ice cream cake was at the top of the “Tina, please make this for us!” list. The recipe called for cake mix. Usually, I try…read more »

Today is an exciting day. Why, you ask? Well, for one thing, as of 12:30 p.m. today, I am officially done with final exams (and law school) forever. But more importantly, today is the day that I get to introduce my first ever guest blogger, Brittani. Brittani and I met in the Vaccine Injury Clinic this…read more »

Man, it’s been a long and stressful week. In the last 3 days I have done the following: attended the last few classes of my law school career, wrapped up all my cases for clinic, stayed awake for 38 hours straight to do work, and written an 8000 word paper in one day. I am…read more »

“Hot cross buns, Hot cross buns, One ha’penny, Two ha’penny, Hot cross buns.” Today is Good Friday. You know what that means? Hot cross buns! According to Wikipedia, in historically Christian societies, hot cross buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, with the cross in the middle standing as a symbol of the crucifixion of…read more »

I’ve been promising my friend Emily for a while that we’d have a baking date, and today the stars finally aligned. After much debate (“What should we make?” “I don’t care.” “How about Whoopie Pies?” “What the hell is a Whoopie Pie?” “Great, it’s settled then.”), we decided to make some Whoopie Pies. It’s been…read more »

My good friend Charlene is engaged, and this past weekend a few of us threw her a bridal shower in NYC. We were all in charge of different parts of the shower, and my friend Michelle and I were responsible for food/drinks. What does one serve at a bridal shower? Dainty things! Like chocolate covered…read more »

I cook so much more when Dan comes to visit me. (He’s getting his masters in Boston while I finish up law school in DC). Most of the time I eat sandwiches or salads for lunch, and when dinner rolls around I just throw some taquitos in the microwave and call it a day. It’s…read more »