While adding bay leaf to a cake recipe might sound odd, or the list of ingredients might seem too lengthy, […]

{recipe: pasta e ceci} Fall is finally here, at least according to the calendar. Am I the only one who […]

Who doesn’t love a warm soft pretzel? I know someone out there is reading this, thinking “um, me, Jennie”. That’s […]

Time is a thief. Someone commented this recently on an Instagram post, and wow is it so true. A thief […]

Yes, you read that correctly: pizza babka. I hadn’t even realized that was a thing until the recipe was assigned […]

Matthew tells me I’m crazy to love Passover as much as I do. In fact, everyone I know who was […]

Remember when snow days felt like something special? A day off from school, a pretend “sick” day from work so […]

It happens every year, the lead up to these last days of the year feel so long, then boom–it’s December […]

22 days to go. I realize the calendar turning to 2021 isn’t some miraculous panacea but it feels like getting […]

I love gingerbread, and it’s no secret considering all the gingerbread recipes on this site. I’d be hard-pressed to choose […]

Is it too soon to start talking about gingerbread? I realize gingerbread is synonymous with Christmas but one need not […]

I rarely roast a whole chicken these days since Isabella is pescatarian and I’m mostly vegetarian. Virginia loves roasted chicken, […]

Let’s be honest, is there really such a thing as the perfect pie for Thanksgiving? Everyday is a good day […]

These cookies happened to be in the oven when I read “when’s the last time you tried something new” on […]

Anyone who wonders why Daylight Savings Time still exists clearly never lived in a rural area. City-living is timeless, literally. […]

I’m still in a bit of denial that September is here. Somehow 2020 is 75% gone, seemingly evaporated into thin […]

I had my first sip of chai in 2007 on NYC’s lower east side, at the original location of Doughnut […]

I hadn’t planned on making doughnuts for breakfast a month ago, nor to repeat such tactics just a few days […]

On our last full day on the Cape I decided to bake a pound cake to use up the remaining […]

Until last week it had been two years since I’d made jam of any sorts. I filled the freezer with […]

In the kitchen I can feign control and predictability when everything else feels incredibly unpredictable. When I saw some oranges […]

Admittedly, I use my starter a lot less now than when I first started keeping one about 3 years ago. […]

I hadn’t planned to bake when I woke up Monday morning, but 10 minutes after splashing some warm water on […]

I should be in the grocery store right now, but it’s pouring and the sky is so grey, leaving my […]