Ina’s Palmiers
Had lunch with the dogs’ Auntie J today at a ramen place. The miso veggie ramen was good but the seafood okonomiyaki was SOGOOD. Love a savory pancake. For dessert, […]
baking
Cherry cake
Had some cherries leftover so made a simple cake. Unlike the cherry brownies, used fresh (not roasted) cherries – which worked well. Not really sure the roasting did anything in […]
Apricot financiers
Spent the day in DC and while trying to get to Chaplin, a ramen place with an old fashioned bar vibe, from Chinatown walked by a pastry shop called Maison […]
Cherry brownies
An Aldi opened up a few days ago down the street and they had all of their produce half off. Including cherries. Ended up with about 3 pounds for under […]
Blueberry mini muffins
The dogs’ dad went out with some friends including one celebrating a birthday. They were meeting super early (for a Saturday) so, blueberry birthday mini muffins. Used Smitten Kitchen’s blueberry […]
Harry Potter party
After 12+ years, a colleague found another job and has left for finer pastures. But before he could leave, he needed a Harry Potter themed farewell party. Everyone rallied around […]
Raspberry brownies
As a thank you for birthday gifts I wanted to make some raspberry brownies for some friends. Used epicurious’s raspberry brownie recipe. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/raspberry-spiked-chocolate-brownies-240506 Ingredients: 7 ounces dark chocolate (used Lindt […]
Panda cookies for J
The dogs’ dad’s mom recently had a birthday. Tomorrow we are meeting up with her to have tea at Lady Camellia’s. As part of her birthday gift, made […]
Coffee chocolate caramel chip cookies
These were part of the dogs’ Auntie A’s snack pouch. Ingredients: 8.5 oz all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 stick […]
Peach Apricot Honey White Tea Cookies
These went into Auntie A’s snack pouch. Not sure how I feel about them – because of the dried apricots these are really chewy. And I’m not all that […]