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For this Mother’s Day, I asked that mothership what she required for the big day. Here’s how our conversation went…Spoon: “So, Mother’s Day is Sunday – I’m going to make waffles – what do you want on top? strawberry sauce or strawberries?”Mothership: “I want…strawberry sauce….AND strawberries AND whipped cream.”Spoon: “Anything else? Bacon? Eggs?”Mothership: “I want […]

Don’t worry. It’s just chocolate cake. Delicious, fudgy, chocolate cake. With chocolate frosting. I’m going through a bit of a down time, so what’s a better pick-me-up than chocolate cake? It’s such a female cliche, but I embrace it wholeheartedly. And if you have a problem with it – no cake for you! (that unforgettable […]

I saw my photos of these cookies in my head before I baked them. Good sign? Bad sign? (that I’m thinking how to construct my shots even before baking…that’s definitely on the whole counting your wheels before your sheep, or whatever that saying is) Anyway, don’t they look terrific? I call the first picture, “Nooo! […]

(if you haven’t noticed already, I am having supreme issues controlling the font on this publisher. It ‘appears’ in my editor as Georgia but spurts out something else. *frustration squiggles emitting from head* “Aaaack!”) Florentines are like macaroons – they come in so many shapes and forms. I have seen (and eaten) them with macadamia […]

As a result of making the seven-minute frosting, I had three leftover egg yolks. When will this vicious cycle end?!? I took an ice cream request from the mothership and I bring you – orange chocolate ice cream! With chocolate flakes! (And yeah, I rimmed that glass. I rimmed it real good.) Orange Chocolate Ice […]

Here’s the situation. I made ice cream last week (4 yolks) and then something else that called for 2 yolks, so I had 6 egg whites sitting in a container waiting to be used. Continuing on the “eat-your-fridge” quest – I had to think of something to make. I opted not to do meringues (which […]