


Baked Explorations: Buckeyes
Living next door to Ohio, I had heard of Buckeyes before. I had eaten them in their natural habitat and even made them. They are meant to resemble the nuts of the buckeye tree and, trust me, they do. I don’t know how old they are but I suspect they...
Off Topic: Holiday Fudge and Butter Toffee Popcorn
So I made the Butter Toffee Popcorn from the Oct. 2010 issue of Cook’s Country and I’m pretty sure I’ve stumbled on the next wildly popular recreational drug. First of all, it’s popcorn; a food that means movies and fairs and just smells like...
Baked Explorations: Mississippi Mud Pie (B), aka Muddy Mississippi Cake
As much as I like this cake I have to say, I think it’s trying too hard. Isn’t combining an Oreo-cookie crust, a flourless chocolate cake, chocolate pudding and whipped cream pandering, just a little? If I had to leave one of those elements out it would be...
I gobbled this up at Beatrix when l was in Chicago last month! I couldn't get it out of my…