The Wooden Spoon

Despite consistent spectacular failures, I still fall for NYT recipes so it should as no surprise that I am also seduced by online reci...

Obviously dessert for the Valentine dinner had to involve chocolate. That was a given. And the theme was “pairings”, so it had to be choc...

Chocoholic that I am, I have a strange paritality for Blondies. I’ve only tasted commercially prepared ones. My search for a decent recipe s...

Carrot with Ginger Soup Lemon-Ginger Chicken Roasted New Potatoes with Rosemary Peas and Pearl Onions Beet Bread Orange-scented Bitterswee...

When OldRoses suggested we each do a Buche de Noel for the holiday party , I admit I had mixed feelings. I liked the idea of trying to make...

Toll House cookies have been on my To-Do list for a couple of weeks. After the Allure of Chocolate talk and refreshments, I needed a palate...

As long as I was going to be doing something completely different for Christmas dinner , I wanted something really spectacular for dessert. ...

In all fairness, I really should make these cookies again before reviewing the recipe. I did everything possible wrong so it is no surprise ...

I fell for the hype. Twice. There was an article on Yahoo about the “best” chocolate chips and the “best” chocolate chip cookie recipes. I’v...

When I was a child, the custom in our family was that the Birthday Boy or Girl chose the dinner menu and the birthday cake. My mother wasn’t...

My printer at home is broken. Canon wants me to ship it back to them so that they can repair it. I’m not sure that it’s worth it. Do I reall...

Woo hoo! Summer is over. The cooler temps of fall have tempted me back into the kitchen. So this past weekend when I experienced a sudden ur...