2010Oct 21
Macaroons were originally described as a "small, sweet cake consisting largely of ground almonds." This definition just doesn't get it quite right. They forgot the word "delicious." The etymology of the name weaves its way back to the Italian word "maccarone which itself comes from ammaccare meaning to "crush." I'm glad the Italians didn't have a food …
2010Sep 2
As you can tell from my recipes, I love sweets. I love preparing them, the aroma of a baking cake in the oven, and the happy faces of those who eat them (at least most of the time). My friend Stella wrote recently on her blog the Witchy Kitchen about the dangers of excessive sugar. I took her words …
2009Dec 1
I heard someone say that the average person gains between 5 and 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's. I can see how that happens because if you're like me, my high-calorie feasting lingered past Thursday last week. Friday I ate a little too much because, well, you know, it was the day after Thanksgiving and there were so many …