Of all the months (all 12 of them), September is my favorite month. The heat from summer is just dying down, and the air gets that slight snap that tells you Fall is here but Winter is still far away. I was hoping I would get more time in the Bay Area this September, but …
These Chai-infused shortbread cookies have all the earthy spices of Chai tea and buttery richness of shortbread cookies. Tea-infused butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon and all spice create a smooth Chai flavor in every bite. Fall is just around the corner. Not that San Francisco really has seasons, but you can feel it in …
August was a month full of sunshine and travels all over the United States. Lately it seems that time passes too fast – I blink and half a year is gone, I’ve flown over 100,000 miles, and I’m left not knowing where all that time went. I am just sitting here GROWING OLD (just kidding… …
A rich, moist muffin with a tender crumb, bursting with fresh blueberries and topped with a cinnamon sugar crumble – these coffee cake blueberry muffins are the perfect bites of sweet happiness. I love coffee cake because it’s always so deliciously moist and has that wonderful sweet layer of melty brown sugar and cinnamon in …
I’ve been on a bit of a lemon spree lately, with my Double sunshine lemon shortbread cookies and Sunny lemon curd and scones. It started with a simple discovery. I’d just come home from New York, tired and grumpy… and I saw that the garbage needed to be taken out. So I dragged the garbage down my apartment …
Buttery shortbread cookies dressed up with sunny pieces of lemon zest and then dipped in a lemon curd glaze. Easy to make and even easier to eat all in ones sitting! After four weeks of hanging out on the east coast and drowning in heat and humidity, I was desperately missing San Francisco’s 70 degree …
Warm, flaky scones, slathered in a bright burst of lemon curd go perfectly with a toasty cup of black tea. This lemon curd is perfect for a sunny day and will make your house smell like a slice of summer. I love leisurely afternoons spent with a dear friend over high tea. There’s something so …
My obsession with jiggly cheesecake began with an Insider food video that was simply mesmerizing. It showed a beautiful, fluffy, creamy cheesecake… that jiggled. It jiggled and swayed and wobbled from side to side. I was captivated and knew it was my mission to eat one of these cheesecakes. I imagined it must taste like a …
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Homemade vanilla whipped cream mixed with fresh strawberry slices top off a light, crisp pancake. This breakfast delight is infused with a subtle sweetness and is perfect for a Mother’s Day brunch or to start off a sunny spring morning. There are two ways to make a Dutch baby – one involves finding a consenting …
Cookies are the most welcoming of desserts. They are simple to make, forgiving of mistakes, and delicious even when they are one week old. And who doesn’t love a cookie? They come in so many shapes and sizes that for every person on this planet, there is a cookie out there for them. Everyone has …