If you love Passover, close your ears for a second…
YAAAYYY it's done! we can eat bread again!
Ok. It's out of my system.

Linzer Sables are fantastic. The fact that they involve water, flour, and a nice long baking time is just icing on the cake. I've always loved Linzer Torte — that fantastically dense […]

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I know, you don't have to tell me — these look just like those whole wheat sables I posted in January. What can I say? I've fallen for nibbly sables and I can't get up.
This is all Alice Medrich's fault. I recently acquired her book, Pure Dessert, and ever since, […]

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Purim has always been my favorite of the Jewish holidays; aside from dressing up in costume and sounding grogers (noisemakers), I've always loved reading the Megillah, the scroll containing the Book of Esther. For one thing, the Purim story details Queen Esther's evolution from passive niece of Mordechai to wielder of the Jews' […]

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Lots of thank yous in this post! First, thanks to Sarina for pointing out that today is National Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day. I know, it's apropos of absolutely nothing, but it had to be said. Second, thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! Now that I've got a quarter […]

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I'm going away for a few days this week, and wanted to leave D with an ample supply of goodies for while I'm gone, so yesterday was a non-stop baking marathon chez moi. I'll admit that I find myself constantly reverting to tried-and-true recipe favorites, like those cranberry cornmeal cookies and whole wheat sables. […]

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