A revolution in baking mixes! I finally tried the Love Goddess cake mix from Vosges Haut-Chocolat. This is no Betty Crocker cake.
Since I went all out with the...
Pink Power! For Mini Whipped's third birthday, we pulled out all the stops to create a pink paradise for her special day.
Clearly, nature has beat out nurture ...
I love finding recipes in surprising places, like a kid-friendly cookie recipe in an InStyle Magazine article featuring a famous burlesque dancer.
There are ve...
Just a few coarse crystals of sea salt catapult the intense rich flavor of these dark chocolate cookies into a new realm.
When my pal Kathy came over to meet B...
Soft on the inside, crunchy around the edges. Buttery, vanilla scented dough. Cranberries mixed in with the raisins. Inviting texture from rolled oats. Perfect....
Mr. Whipped has been wondering, if not slightly perturbed, why one of our kitchen cupboards has been accumulating empty oatmeal containers throughout the year. ...
Last holiday, I ran into my old high school pal Chris at a potluck party. I knew he had become a successful writer in Los Angeles and married a witty, beautiful...
Once upon a time, there was a pair of pears that sat ripening together as they awaited their fate.
For days, the pears sat bored in their bowl in a fruitless...
A year ago, after we moved into our new house, my neighbor welcomed us with a warm, rhubarb cake. Lucky for us, it was the beginning of a very tasty next-door r...
With fresh rhubarb ready for harvesting and summer berries in full tilt, I turned to a trusted source for an easy dessert recipe to showcase them both.
I can't...
Nothing says summer like a molded, frozen treat. For maximum enjoyment, sit on a stoop while you lick.
Sometimes summertime heat can really beat down my pro...
The outside of this cake was gorgeous but the unexpected treat awaited inside. The first cut revealed layers of blue and red velvet sandwiched between cream c...
