Baked Goods, Cupcakes, Desserts, Holidays / Entertaining

Chocolate-Oatmeal Cupcakes With Maple-Bacon Butter Cream

February 22, 2009

My friend Anna instant messaged me on Wednesday afternoon to let me know that a co-worker had found a recipe for bacon cupcakes in The New York Times. Anna really...

Baked Goods, Breakfast, Doughnuts / Pastry

Easy Sticky Buns

February 16, 2009

At some point last year I had the “brilliant” idea that I was going to make cinnamon rolls with puff pastry dough. In my mind it seemed like the easiest...

Book Reviews, Reviews

The School of Essential Ingredients

February 8, 2009

Once a month an eclectic group of strangers meet in the kitchen of Lillian’s restaurant to participate in The School of Essential Ingredients. Shy and cautious at first they soon...

An Erin Cooks Original, Baked Goods, Bread / Rolls, Breakfast, Healthy

Molasses Oatmeal Bread Machine Recipe

February 5, 2009

I bet you thought I was fickle and that the love affair with my bread machine wouldn’t last. Well ye of little faith take notice, I haven’t stopped baking bread...

Desserts, Holidays / Entertaining

Heart-Shaped Peppermint Patties

February 2, 2009

Before the question is even posed I’ll just go ahead and tell you that, yes, these do taste eerily similar to York Peppermint Patties. The recipe is incredibly simple and...

An Erin Cooks Original, Baked Goods, Cookies

Raspberry Lemon Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 26, 2009

After channeling my inner Mickey Rourke and physically wrestling the remains of the Oh! Nuts dried raspberries from CK’s snack happy little hands, I was finally able to put what...

Breakfast, Pancakes, Products, Reviews

Blueberry Lemon Breakfast

January 22, 2009

The Oh! Nuts company graciously allowed me to sample a number of their products recently. One of the items I selected was a bag of their dried blueberries. Now I’m...

Appetizers, Dinner, Pasta / Grains

Chive Risotto Cakes

January 19, 2009

The Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients cookbook by Ina Garten has turned out to be one of my favorite Christmas gifts this year. Thanks CK!...