Tastiest Highlights of 2011

Tastiest Highlights of 2011

happy new year, highlights of 2011, top posts

Pumpkin Toffee Whoopie Pies

Pumpkin Toffee Whoopie Pies

A pumpkin cookie whoopsie turns into a whoopie with some quick thinking and a dose of Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting (which, I am now convinced, can cure all baking woes).

Foodie Gift Guide

Foodie Gift Guide

Top 10 Gifts for the Food Lover in Your Life

Dinner and Q&A with Chef Stephanie Izard

Dinner and Q&A with Chef Stephanie Izard

Chef Stephanie Izard cooks up a special dinner with fellow Top Chef alum Chef Jennifer Biesty to promote her new cookbook and raise some money for Share our Strength.

Ultimate List of Homemade Food Gifts

Ultimate List of Homemade Food Gifts

40 ideas for making the perfect, delicious holiday gift. I've got tasty things in jars, baked goodies, candy, snacks, hot and steamy beverages, and booze. Get ready to spread some joy.

Brown Sugar and Thyme Roasted Pecans

Brown Sugar and Thyme Roasted Pecans

Crunchy oven-roasted sugared pecans coated in a heavenly combination of brown sugar, cinnamon, and thyme, with just a touch of sea salt. Throw some over a spinach salad with blue cheese and pears for a gourmet treat, or eat by the handful.

Harvest to Holidays Winner!

Harvest to Holidays Winner!

Announcing the winner of our Harvest to Holidays Giveaway...

Holiday Cookies: Best of the Best

Holiday Cookies: Best of the Best

12 swoon-worthy cookies curated from my food blogger baking gurus. These stunners will be the crowning glory of any holiday cookie swap, care package, or Christmas cookie plate. You're welcome.

Chocolate Crack Cookies

Chocolate Crack Cookies

I call these Chocolate Crack Cookies because they are utterly irresistible to the chocolate addict. Incredibly rich and full of premium dark chocolate, these cookies are like a cookie version of flourless chocolate cake with a delicate surface that breaks into fudgy decadence.

Salted Caramel Sauce

Salted Caramel Sauce

This salted caramel sauce is good on everything! Drizzle it over ice cream, dip apples in it, whip it into a buttercream frosting, or my favorite, just eat it by the spoonful.