Okay, so perfect in a cookie is awfully subjective. But these Ginger Sparkle Cookies are crispy on the outside, moist and chewy on the inside, spicy, sweet, healthy (comparatively speaking), and can easily be made vegan and/or gluten-free. Phew. And did I mention that they are insanely delicious? As in, I cannot stop putting them … Continue reading The Perfect Cookie
Baking
What to Bring: Mini Carrot Cakes
Memorial Day is almost here, so I've been working on what I will bake and take to a barbecue this weekend. My mother makes the best carrot cake on the planet. A cake so mouthwateringly perfect that you cannot resist cutting a thin slice and popping it into your mouth sans plate each time you … Continue reading What to Bring: Mini Carrot Cakes
Memorial Day Picnic
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the aesthete and the dilettante 