Many people probably used Passover as an opportunity to diet, cut out the carbs and sweets for a week, eat more salad. I concocted two different types of flourless brownies and made ice cream sundaes with them every night.

In the process of deciding whether or not I liked these cookies, I ate about 30 of them. I asked the husband for help: “What do you think of the cookies?” “They’re good.” “Are they pumpkiny?” “Yeah.” I eventually decided I liked them, the main reason being that they got better as time went on, [...]

Baklava. Perfect for Rosh Hashanah and yet I’ve never seen it made. I can speculate as to why. It’s a pain in the arse and, not to generalize, most of the Jewish women I’m acquainted with do not concentrate their efforts on desserts. Their energy instead goes into more worthy causes: chicken soup, brisket, stuffed cabbage, [...]

And it was at this moment that I started snickering and called the husband into the kitchen to ask him what these looked like, and he took a cupcake and put it under his butt and made a farting noise and presented it to me and we both started cracking up and I named these [...]

Don’t mess with perfection. We all know the adage. And yet we defy it. Did I actually think I could improve upon the hallowed almond cake? Am I delusional? Yes, and apparently yes. It started with a recipe for a citrus-almond poundcake that I nearly shat myself over because it sounded so similar to the [...]

Before I give you the backstory on this one, I must gush and rave. This cake is f*ing amazing. It is sooo f*ing good. Good enough to necessitate expletives, Dale? Really? Hell f*ing yes! If I ever write a cookbook or open a restaurant, this cake will surely be featured. It is just so delicious. Nothing fancy, [...]