When times are lean, we might have to eat some things simply because they’re inexpensive. Massive amounts of ramen, for example. But, if you are the kind of person for whom hot ketchup soup – by which I mean a cup of hot water with ketchup stirred into it – is a …
Groom’s cake for the kid at heart
It’s true that weddings are supposed to be for “grown-ups,” but there is nothing wrong with a little nostalgia on your big day – and yes, the big day should be something special for the grooms, as well as for the brides! This basically means that you should be able to indulge in whatever …
I dream of cupcakes blanket
Eating in bed isn’t the best idea because of the potential for getting crumbs all over the sheets before you sleep in them, so instead of taking actual cupcakes to bed with you, the sew-on cupcakes of the I dream of cupcakes blanket from Uncommon Goods are a …
Traditional Irish Soda Bread
The New York Times ran an article this week about traditional Irish soda bread – or rather, they ran an article that discussed how the loaf presented as “traditional” in the US is often not. The author’s loaf had butter, sugar and eggs in it, as well as raisins, and …
Black Forest Tart
Black Forest Cake was once the pinnacle of all desserts. Every restaurant worth eating at – or that wanted to look like it was worth eating at – had it on the menu. The cake is from, as you might suspect from the name, the Black Forest region of Germany, …