I looooove caramel corn.  My mom makes the most delicious caramel corn.  Sometimes she even makes some and mails it to me.  There is always an epic battle in our apartment when these packages arrive.  For some reason Nick believes he should be given equal claim to this caramel corn which I find to be completely untrue!  While I love this caramel corn it can be a bit of a … [Read more...]

It's been a while since I did a dessert so I thought I would make a fun one before Valentine's Day.  One of my favorite things to serve after a nice dinner is a fancy dessert.  But I don't always feel like making something at the time.  That's where a dessert like this comes in handy.  It can be made up to 24 hours ahead of time and just sits in the fridge until you're ready … [Read more...]

I love granola.  It's one of my favorite snacks.  Whether it's on top of yogurt, served with milk, or plain I love to snack on it.  A friend of mine a few months ago made some homemade granola and just raved about it.  She said everyone should be making it on their own because (1) it was incredibly easy to make and (2) it is super cheap.  Cheap and easy, huh?  Two of my favorite things so I knew I … [Read more...]

Welcome to my gluten-free Christmas. Well I suppose it's not actually my gluten-free Christmas; it's Nick's mom's gluten-free Christmas.  She recently embarked on a gluten-less lifestyle so I figured I would try to make a few Christmas cookies that fit into her new diet.  She found a recipe in the paper for a vanilla saffron almond cookie that sounded a lot like the Rothschild … [Read more...]