I have a dear friend named Roxanne. Those who know her well call her Rocky. Rocky is a giving and loving person, always there to listen to a friend, offer advice, lend her opinion. Rocky also happens to be famous for her cookies, and I mean that. She’s been asked...
Are you a fan of the “morning glory” muffin? They are the breakfast muffin with a little bit of everything in them- carrots, raisins, apple butter, wheat germ, nuts. Well this cookie is similar to that. Packed with fiber, servings of fruit and vegetable, whole grains, and warm spices this...
There is a new Farmer’s Market that’s started up right in my lovely little city of Holyoke. It’s on Saturday mornings at Open Square, and it’s already growing. You see, starting up a new market is no easy task according to farmer Dan from Astarte Farm. Farmers don’t want to...
I love the season of the local Farmer’s Markets. Around New England, because it gets so darn cold in the winter, they generally run from the end of April through early November (outdoor markets, that is). They bring the fresh goodness that are the first strawberries of the year (which...
I absolutely adore the lemon ricotta cookie. It’s so zesty and tart, and sweet at the same time. After the passage of Cinco de Mayo I had a lot of limes to use up- one girl and one boy can only drink so many margaritas you know. So I embarked...
My favorite cookie of all time is the molasses cookie. It’s rich in spice: cinnamon, ginger, clove. It’s chewy and crackled on top, and has crunchy crystals of turbinado sugar sprinkled over it. My Dad has always favored this cookie as well. This past weekend my father, who has always...
If you love deep, rich chocolate then this cake may be for you. Low-fat it is not, but heavenly it is. Although it contains stout, this cake does not taste like beer. It simply uses the roasted malt flavor from the beer to lend to the intense character of the...
Is it lemon season where you are and you have an abundance of those waxy, yellow beauties to zest and juice? Maybe there’s this little bit of ricotta hanging out in your fridge that you really don’t want to just toss, yet how else will you use it? Do you ...
Can I just say oh-my-goodness YUM! Let me start by pointing out that I am a huge fan of cookies of all kinds. The dry and crumbly shortbread, the chewy molasses spice, the sweet and chunky almond-blueberry, the cocoa-rich chocolate sugar cookie, the tart and creamy lemon ricotta cookie, ...
Which kind of brownie-lover are you? Is your favorite high and cakey? Or skinny and fudgey? Sicky-sweet? Or rich with cocoa? There are so many different kinds. Personally, I like a bittersweet chocolate brownie. I like them fudgey, but not undercooked. I don’t like too much sweetness. I adore the...