July 9th, 2012 by
Recipe: Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
So, did the title of the blog get you riled up? No worries, I’ve no intention of starting a turf war nor am I trying to stick labels on anyone. I was just pondering the other day where I fall in the baking scheme of things, and thought it was an interesting topic.
March 20th, 2012 by
Banana cupcakes with peanut butter frosting and honey-roasted peanut topping.
Raise your hand if this sounds good.
*raises her hand*
March 16th, 2012 by
Recipe: Pistachio Cupcakes
The blog planning meeting went a little like this…
Halley: “So, MJ, can you plan on making some kind of cupcake for the green St. Patrick’s Day email? But don’t make them too, errr, umm, GREEN, OK?”
Me: “Sure, I can do that, I was thinking pistachio.”
Halley: “Great, just not too green.”
March 13th, 2012 by
Recipe: Irish Cream Cupcakes
In the past few months, I’ve been making quite a dent in a certain section of the test kitchen pantry.
No, not the chocolate section although I do spend plenty of time there.
No, not the drawer of cheese in the fridge.
Think higher up. Think top shelf…
July 27th, 2011 by
Recipe: Lemon-Lime Cupcakes
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
It’s a phrase we all remember from years past. Don’t get me wrong, lemonade is wonderful on a hot summer day, but I think the phrase could use a little updating.
July 1st, 2011 by
I adore my small-town Vermont life, I really do. Every week, every season has some special occasion or event that reminds me of how nice it is to live where just like that famous fictional Boston bar, “everybody knows your name.”
April 4th, 2011 by
Recipe: Cherry Cupcakes
I cannot tell a lie… I really love cherries. Sweet cherries, tart cherries, candied or covered in chocolate. OH yum!
February 22nd, 2011 by
Recipe: None
My introduction to pie – lo, these many years ago – was the venerable Table Talk strawberry-rhubarb pie.
As kids, we’d hoard our pennies and nickels for trips to the local luncheonette.
Arguably, these are two archaic customs: hoarding pennies, and luncheonettes. But stay with me here; we’re about to take a journey into a long-ago past with which I’m sure, dear readers, many of you are familiar… read the rest of this entry »
January 21st, 2011 by
Recipe: Bake Sale Fudge Cupcakes
“PJ, you need to decorate some fancy cupcakes for a Valentine’s blog post.”
ARGHHHH! Those two little words I (don’t) long to hear–
“Decorate.” “Fancy.”
I immediately go into whine mode.
“Can’t MaryJane do it? She’s SUCH an artist, so good at all that… stuff.”
All that picky, intricate, delicate, SUPREMELY IRRITATING DECORATING STUFF.
For which I have all the patience of a 4-year-old at a birthday party…
January 20th, 2011 by
Recipe: Bake Sale Fudge Cupcakes
Don’t you love it when you find a recipe that does just exactly what you want it to?
I was looking for a good bake sale recipe recently. You know, something fast and easy, something “grab & go” (no wrapping required); something tasty, relatively inexpensive to make… and chocolate.