Bangin’ Babka
Not sure if you noticed, but I took a bit of a hiatus. Things got a little crazy during the hazy days of summer. Things got crazy because, oh yeah, there was a wedding, my wedding to be exact. You might be thinking, wait, I thought you were already married? Yes, yes, I already got married, almost a year ago, but that wasn’t enough, no, we needed a wedding with a reception and most importantly a band. Anywho, it was in Maine, and it was perfect, no I don’t have pictures yet, and yes I am ready to go back to normal life. Honestly, I wasn’t going to mention the wedding at all but I had to in order to explain how this amazing babka came into my life!
Gigantic Peanut Butter Cookies
I want to start off by saying, if you are allergic to peanuts, look away. There is some serious NSFW peanut butter love coming up and I don’t want to offend/or make life any harder for you.
Baby Black & Whites
The other day I stumbled upon a list of the best black & white cookies in NYC. So of course I immediately started planning which day I would eat my way through black & white heaven. Halfway through this plan, I remembered the fun little fact that I like baking things, oh, that. So the plan became, make lots of mini black & whites and then eat them all.
OAT-standing Oatmeal Cookies
So, oatmeal cookies, pretty freakin delicious, right? I might be alone on this one, but I am pretty sure I have never met an oatmeal cookie that I didn’t like – unless there are nuts involved, but that’s a different story. I mean, many oatmeal cookies come with raisins, I hate raisins, EXCEPT when they are in an oatmeal cookie, for some reason the rest of the cookie balances out my hatred of the raisins (or I just act like a 5 year old and pick the raisins out 1 by 1).
S’mores Ice Cream
So let’s talk ice cream. It is amazing. No question about it, but the thought of making your own might seem a bit daunting. Don’t be afraid! First of all, there are a few different ways to make ice cream. You can do the faux frozen banana style, no ice cream maker style, the old fashioned custard style, and Philadelphia style, which is what I am offering up today. What is Philadelphia style, you might be wondering. Well, it is possibly the easiest, and fastest, way to ice cream. Essentially you combine all your ingredients (minus any mix-ins), put them in your prepped ice cream maker, and a matter of minutes later, voila, ice cream! If you want to read more about the science stuff and history behind this style check out this article from Serious Eats, it is awesome.
Flourless But Not Flavorless
Who knew that flourless and Kosher for Passover, could be delicious?! Not me. Well, actually, kind of me. I love a flourless chocolate torte, and chocolate mouse happens to fit all of that criteria as well, but both of those items can be a bit too rich and decadent for the faint of heart.
Ginger Molasses Drops of Heaven
When I walk into a bakery, the first thing I look for are ginger molasses cookies. I have a thing for ginger and molasses. I don’t just like them, I lliiikkee them. It is pretty serious. For years I have searched and searched for a ginger molasses cookie that has the right flavor balance, is a little crunchy along the edges, but chewy middle. This is surprisingly hard to find.
Chocolate Banana Snack Cake
The other day I was left with two browner than brown bananas. My all-time favorite banana bread calls for three bananas, so my options were, to buy more bananas or find a recipe for something that only needs two. What is a girl to do???
Healthier PB Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I hate snow. I hate that it is cold and I hate that I ALWAYS fall. It sucks. With all of that out there, I gotta say, I do kind of love being snowed in.
Not Your Mom’s Cookie Dough
Warning, this is some serious cookie dough talk, if you don’t like cookie dough then just stop reading now. Either live an unfulfilling life without this amazingness OR skip to the bottom, make this recipe, and then come back and tell me your life isn’t changed.