If you’ve never tried bostock, you are in for a serious treat. I like to think of it as French toast’s more sophisticated cousin. She’s the aloof cousin who went through puberty a year earlier than everyone else, studied abroad in the south of France, and took you to your first R-rated movie. In its…
dessert
Pumpkin Coffee Cupcakes
I almost made it through the month of October without enlisting the help of a can of pumpkin purée and a jar of cinnamon. I don’t like to overdo the pumpkin spice content in my life. I really like to wait until the weather turns. I hold off until a solid week has passed when…
Brown Butter Salted Cornflake Cookies
Recently, a good chunk of my life has been dedicated to figuring out, once and for all, what goes into making the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Not all heroes wear capes. People have very strong opinions about their cookies. It is almost as divisive an issue as candy corn come spooky season. I don’t mean…
Strawberry Snitter
Who else here is a bored eater? Don’t all raise your hands at once! From time to time, we all do that thing where we open our fridge or pantry in search of snacks, a flat stomach, and inner harmony. Ultimately, we wind up on the couch with a bag of pretzels and watch three…
Honey Nut Shortbread Bars
My record for most food consumed in the span of 48 hours took place when I was in college (thanks metabolism!) I took a road trip to Austin to visit a friend. I learned a lot of valuable lessons that weekend, the main lesson being to plan ahead. Buy concert tickets. Buy movie tickets. Buy…
Texas Sheet Cake
Hello and welcome! Thanks for stopping by. Let me introduce myself – my name is Riley and I work in editorial food and recipe development in NYC. I grew up in Dallas, Texas, where I’m told that, from an early age, it become painfully obvious that cooking was in my future. I would watch Jacques…