This post is a couple days late, but happy National Peach Cobbler Day! (Ahem…it was April 13. Don’t worry, I didn’t know either until I saw this tweet from King Arthur Flour) A special holiday dedicated just to peach cobbler is good for reminding people of how awesome it is (I mean, desserts that aren’t …
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Citrus Scones
My love for scones is endless. I think it ties in well with my love for DC and beautiful Spring weather. The other day I took a walk through my favorite neighborhoods and soaked in how awesome it is to be back from Iraq. I met up with friends, I made plans for more meetings …
Classic Lemon Meringue Pie
How was your Easter? Like I mentioned before, I spent my Easter weekend in Colorado surprising my future in-laws. I think we caught them a bit off-guard when suddenly their dinner plans had to expand from two to twelve people. Knowing that I’m such a fan of baking, Farrell’s mom put me (mostly) in charge …
oatmeal cookie cupcakes
We all know a person like this. This person always has some new scheme brewing in the back of their mind, some new job, career, business proposal, whatever. The constant entrepreneur. Sometimes they just tell you about it, sometimes they get you involved. For a week you and this person will talk about nothing but …
Middle East-inspired granola
One of the first things I did after getting back from Iraq this week was drag my granny-cart down to my friendly neighborhood Whole Foods and stock up on groceries (after taking a long nap, of course, since 20 hours of flying is not conducive to feeling rested). It wasn’t until later that day when …
Baking spree: vanilla tarts with strawberries
Get ready for a classy dessert. This will be the next-to-last entry from last September’s wild baking spree, but don’t worry! There’s only 37 more days until I’m back in DC, cooking and baking up a storm. This will tide you over in the mean time. It was probably the last thing I made before …
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For the love of lattice
For the lucky readers and bakers who aren’t still stuck in winter (or war zones), farmers markets in some parts of the world are bursting forth with all sorts of wintry goodies, like citrus! I can’t even believe how many meyer lemon recipes I’ve seen on foodgawker and tastespotting recently! I’m jealous…totally jealous. Because it …
Lime Scones with Honey-Ginger Swirl
Sixty-two days. Readers, do you make countdowns for important things? How many days until…the end of the semester? Your next vacation? A new album comes out? Farmer’s markets reopen? I am very impatient. I was that kid who watched the clock intensely in school, counting down by five-second increments. 13 minutes and 55 seconds…13 minutes …
Beet cupcakes with honey-ginger frosting
Here’s another novel idea for my fantasy cupcake shop (you know, the one that will also sell Iraqi flag-cakes?): Cupcakes made with veggies! Bright, vibrant, healthy golden beets in this case.
Berry pie
As much as I complain about the Embassy’s cafeteria food, there is one thing I have to consistently hold myself back from eating everyday… Dessert! I have such a ferocious sweet tooth, and the Nepalese cooks always lure me with some sort of cobbler or chocolate pudding cake kept at a toasty temperature. Perfect for …