Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) and Where Women Cook: Celebrate! Book Release

Andrea Meyers - Black Forest Cake

Last year I was invited to participate in a book project with Where Women Cook, a new magazine about women, the food we make, and where we cook. The book would have a celebration theme, and each of us chose our own thing that we celebrate, large or small or anywhere in between, and share [...]

Peanut Butter Banana Pie with Nutella, with Love for Mikey and Jennie

Andrea Meyers - Peanut Butter Banana Pie with Nutella

As friends and family of Jennie Perillo gather to remember her husband today, our family sends love and support from far away. Many of us asked what we could do to help, and Jennie being the incredible, strong woman she is only asked for one thing: that we bake a peanut butter pie, her Mikey’s [...]

Luck of the Irish Milkshake

Last summer we went on a milkshake kick and Michael and I spent lots of time in the evenings after the boys went to bed testing new flavor combinations. I can’t say it was a healthy thing for us to do, but all that time spent playing in the kitchen was worth it. We laughed [...]

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Desserts for Extremely Busy People

It’s Valentine’s Day! Have you made dessert yet? Have you thought about dessert yet? If your busy schedule has left you trying to think of something at the last minute, I have a few chocolate desserts that you can whip up today. And I’ve included preparation time estimates to help you plan. Vaina Cocktail from [...]

Alfajores (Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies)

We’re back with more Cookies We Love from Saveur, and I have to say that these are one of our favorites. I’ve had alfajores before and just love them, but this is my first time making them, a task I relished. The butter cookies are flavored with apple brandy and lemon zest, and then stuck [...]

Colombian Hot Chocolate

My first year in Colombia was full of new food, new music, new language, and new friends. Trips to the market and grocery stores were adventures that required advance preparation, such as looking up ingredients in a Spanish dictionary or calling friends to inquire about local terminology. I had studied German in high school, which [...]

Lego Star Wars Stormtrooper Birthday Cake

Andrea Meyers - Lego Star Wars Stormtrooper Birthday Cake

My husband Michael, the engineer, is the designer for all our sons’ birthday cakes. He’s a big fan of Duff Goldman and watches Ace of Cakes often trying to pick up any tips he can. We only tackle cakes like this three times a year and we are definitely not pros. I bake the cakes [...]

Toby Train Birthday Cake

My husband Michael, the engineer (aerospace, not trains), is the designer for all our sons’ birthday cakes. He’s a big fan of Duff Goldman and watches Ace of Cakes often trying to pick up any tips he can. We only tackle cakes like this three times a year and we are definitely not pros. I [...]

Mini Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Nutella

Nutella lovers around the world, it’s time to celebrate World Nutella Day! The brainchild of Sara Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso, World Nutella Day started in 2007 and gave fans of the delicious chocolate hazelnut concoction a chance to share their devotion in whatever form seemed fit, whether spread [...]

Peppermint Paddy Cocktail

Andrea Meyers - Peppermint Paddy Cocktail

Peppermint and chocolate is one of my all-time flavor combinations, and this hot treat with white hot chocolate, chocolate whipped cream, and minty Altoids is a perfect dessert drink for a cold day. A twist on the classic Hot Peppermint Patty drink, this white hot chocolate cocktail is spiked with brandy, white crème de menthe, [...]

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