The Crown Returns…or taking a trip back to the 80’s.

I have been waiting all year for November to finally arrive. No, I’m not talking about the presidential election–the excruciatingly overwrought drama that refuses to end. Yes, by all verified accounts we did elect a new POTUS. But the current one is clearly refusing to accept the fact that his reality tv show has been…

Keeping it simple…or the benefits of NOT reinventing the wheel.

The directive was straightforward–make a brownie that was the perfect marriage of crusty exterior and fudgy interior. Simple, right? Except it wasn’t…not by a long shot. I, and countless other fans of The Great British Baking Off, watched in horror and disbelief as one contestant after another failed, some rather miserably, to bake an even…

Small Wonders…or the pleasures of a perfect bite

“Cakes are healthy too, you just eat a small slice.” ― Mary Berry I suppose there are times for colossal slices of cake, fatter than the Cake Bible itself, loaded with enough calories to sustain a small child for a week, and so obscenely heavy it could suffocate a small lapdog–an IG “Omg, can you believe the…

On your mark, get set…BAKE!

I have a confession…I’m a cooking/food show snob.  With hundreds of them on the air and thousands on the internet, we are inundated from morning to night.  I’ll admit I’m generally not a fan of the competition variety, like Chopped and Cutthroat Kitchen.  I lost interest in Top Chef after two seasons, mainly because I…