Halloween brownie bats, or tarantulas, or something
I purchased these silicone Halloween molds with grand plans to bake something adorable. Here’s what I learned: silicone molds aren’t ideal for baking. They’re great for making candy, chocolates, soap, and several other pourable things that harden when cooled, but I’m not convinced they’re all that useful for making things with cake-like properties. Soft and crumbly cakes can too easily get a ...
Read MoreBrown butter & fleur de sel chocolate-chip cookies
Everyone has a go-to chocolate-chip cookie recipe. Mine used to be the one on the back of the Nestle chocolate-chip bag. And then a friend turned me on to this one: Picky Palate’s brown butter and fleur de sel chocolate-chip cookie recipe. If you like the nutty undertone brown butter brings, combined with a subtle and ...
Read MoreBest cupcake recipe ever?
I went trolling for the best cupcake recipe I could find, with the caveat that it could only include ingredients I had in the house. The winner? The recipe with the best SEO. I found it on Squidoo. It’s actually a very good recipe. The best? I still have far too many cupcakes to make and eat before ...
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