Archive for October 2011

OTHER GROWN-UP TREATS: M&M Blondies; Raspberry Crumb Squares; Madeleines; Apple Crumb Coffee Cake

When you’re a kid, you have to search outside your home for candy. If you were anything like Phoebe or me, your pantry wasn’t exactly bursting at the seams with fruit roll-ups and Pepperidge Farm goldfish and other elementary-school goodies, and Halloween-today!-was the moment to go out and stuff yourself silly on the Tootsie Rolls, Twix Bars, and Peppermint Patties that generous neighbors doled out.

I think there’s a moment of awakening for most of us, around the time we…

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Autumn Brisket and Pumpkin Chili • Spinach with Bacon Bits • Pumpkin-Chocolate Bread Pudding

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Not gonna lie: I’m a little bit obsessed with Halloween. When I was growing up, I did the witch and tiger thing. But by age 7, I had graduated to playing real people. People who your parents hope you’ll never become, not even on Halloween.

When I moved to New York City in 3rd grade, I traded my Laura Ashley sweater sets for ripped jeans from the GAP, and got introduced to rock. Green Day Dookie quickly made its way into my five CD “collection,” and for Halloween, instead of the usual variation of Disney princess, I…

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We’ve always loved a good loaf cake. Not only are quickbreads and their variations easy to make, but the ingredients are also easy to remember.

‘Tis the season for pumpkin, so today we’re bringing you a video version of one of our favorite quickbreads: pumpkin chocolate chip. Great for a pumpkin-carving party or any everyday eating this fall.

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Big news to share!

I’m marrying Alex!

He surprised me with a ring a few weeks ago over chili and cornbread (the cornbread said “marry me?”). Homebodies that we are, we took a few weeks to bask in our excitement ourselves before sharing the news. He’s since started calling me wifey (a bit premature, I know). And I’ve tried to keep cooking him delicious food like this and this and this, so he wouldn’t feel, you know, misled.

We’re hoping to get married next fall. Wedding plans naturally revolve around food,…

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Warm Witch’s Brew • Ghoulish Gourd Crostini • Black Cauldron Cakes • Ghastly Ghost Dip • Trick, not Treat, M&M Blondies

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We started our Great Minds Eat Alike series in order to mix up the usual BGSK offerings with interviews and submissions by cooks and eaters whose mentality towards cooking and eating meshes with ours. Today we are incredibly excited to bring you a great guide and a delicious recipe from a fellow quarter-life blogger, Nadia Tuma.

Nadia is the author of Where 5th Avenue Meets Waverly Place. With the tagline, “making my world healthier, happier, and more free through food,” we knew we’d like Nadia from the first moment she got in touch,…

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EVENT: Jill’s Birthday
VENUE: Cara’s Mom’s House, Long Island
PARTY-SIZE: 7
TYPE: End of Summer Deliciousness
MENU: Hummus, Cheese, and Crackers; Surf and Turf (Lobster and Flank Steak); Grandpa Salad; Roasted Potatoes; Corn; Bread; Raspberry-Lemon Birthday Cake

To each her own.

This, I imagine, had to be my mom’s philosophy when my sisters and I were growing up. When you have three girls, I imagine, it can’t be easy to keep them out of each other’s hair.

Whatever Jill had, I wanted-even if it was a pair of patent leather…

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We got a great shout out from BlissTree in this article on TV chefs. Check out what they have to say on the subject here!

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We’re thrilled that our friend CakeSpy (i.e. Jessie Oleson) has brought us this beautiful, sweet-filled cookbook. To celebrate, we’re joining her virtual book tour. Stop by SKC today for a review and giveaway of the new CakeSpy Cookbook to see what treats are in store.

To Catch the Rest of Cakepsy’s Virtual Tour, check out these sites:

October 10—Cupcake Project
October 11—Bake It in a Cake!
October 12—Culinary Concoctions by Peabody
October 13—Dessert First
October 14—Cookie Madness
October 15—Bake and Destroy
October 16—Piece of Cake
October 17—Not Martha
October 20—Blondie and Brownie

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