A couple weeks ago we went to visit the husband’s fam. There was a barbecue, and I was in charge of bringing dessert. (And what’s new with you?) I needed something easily transportable, something I could make a couple days in advance and that I knew would keep well, even improve with age, and so [...]

What feels like a million years ago I made these mini cupcakes for Natalie’s birthday. They were basically her birthday present last year in mini cupcake form. Except without the cookie dough component. Dammit. I realized too late that I probably should’ve filled some of the cupcakes with cookie dough, and I hope she’ll forgive [...]

Just in time for the first icy blast of winter (not the current one, mind you, but the first one that hit about two weeks ago), I made this tropical pie. Not making this pie was never an option. When I first saw the recipe, I got superexcited and mentally bookmarked it for the winter, [...]

I was dying while making these. Just trembling with excitement and anticipation with each disgusting, I mean delicious, layer. Layer 1: melted butter; layer 2: crushed-up shortbread cookies (and so just to clarify, we now have buttery shortbread cookies soaking in melted butter); layer 3: sweetened shredded coconut; layer 4: chopped pecans; layer 5: top-quality dark [...]

Every time I make these I feel like a total cheat and also an evil genius. Evil genius trumps, though, because this recipe is awesome, and you’re going to love me for it. It’s also yet another testament to the magical powers of sweetened condensed milk, which has recently graduated to the category of “staple” in [...]

dale, i’ve realized throughout this weekend that your gift to me was without a doubt the most thoughtful present i have ever received. seriously. you put all of my favorite things into one glorious cardboard jar and you put lots of work into making and combining all of those exact select favorite things of mine. [...]

There’s an imposter in the room! And I must admit, I was seduced. When this recipe landed in my inbox, it wasn’t so much the “easy” that got me (I’m not afraid of a challenge) but the “absurd” (such a great word, “absurd”). And let’s not discount the featured ingredient here: sweetened condensed milk (“Milk [...]