Mint Chocolate Kiss Crinkle Cookies

Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Sweet Treats

When was your first kiss? If you Google “first kiss” the first link returned is a wiki about how to have a first kiss. As engaged as I am in the Internet and social media it never occurred to me that while my friends and I spent our early teen years sneaking peeks at Sex for Dummies in between giggles at Barnes & Noble, today’s high schoolers might be seeking the same information on search engines. I didn’t have my…

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Gingerbread Cake

Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Sweet Treats

The first time I ever made gingerbread cookies from scratch was during my senior year of college. The day after finals, before leaving for semester break, I gathered a handful of recipes, jotted them onto cards and headed to my friend Alison’s apartment for an afternoon of baking.…

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Meyer Lemon Scones

Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes, Sweet Treats

I think there is a difference between people who like food and people who like to eat. My non-scientific, subjective definition is that someone who likes food cares about the ingredients they use, where the things they eat come from and how to prepare the ingredients with flavors that will enhance or complement their taste.…

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