• Yumtastic chocolate chip cookies

    So, obviously Toll House chocolate chip cookies are pretty fabulous. But ever since seeing this article in the New York Times about the best chocolate chip cookies ever, I was dying to try them. They aren’t without issues. For one, it is kind of annoying to have to use two different types of flour — […]

  • Monster cookies

    These are my little brother’s favorite cookies. They also work really well for sending in the mail — they are sturdy enough that they don’t get broken in transit, and apparently they keep for a while. When I sent some to Bangladesh (a long time ago), they got stuck in customs for two weeks but […]

  • Mmmm… lentils.

    I’ll be honest. About a year ago, I didn’t really know what a lentil was. I figured it was some type of bean-type item, mainly because my diet book told me I should have a cup of beans, chickpeas or lentils at various points. But the other times I did the diet, I stuck to […]

  • Car bomb cupcakes

    Since I’m not baking anything right now, I thought I’d share the cupcakes I made for St. Patrick’s Day. I first saw them on Smitten Kitchen and I had wanted to make them for a while, but the opportunity didn’t really present itself until St. Patrick’s Day. The cupcakes are chocolate and Guinness. Then you […]