I mocked Mother Nature by bringing a piece of summer into my kitchen. I love s’mores. I love setting a marshmallow to flames, then squishing it between to graham crackers and chocolate. I love the messiness and the stickiness, and the feeling of happiness that comes with eating a snack that makes you feel like [...]

I gave in to peer pressure. Today was a rough day – and not just for me. It seemed everyone on the features desk was putting out small fires, so when someone mentioned craving a cookie, I mentioned that I had considered taking on a 12 Days of Christmas Cookies challenge for Everybody Eats. “That’s a [...]

  If an apple a day really does keep the doctor away, I should be in good health through the rest of the year. I recently wrapped up The 2012 Apple Challenge — 31 consecutive days of apple dishes designed to showcase the apple’s versatility. The whole idea stemmed from a bad case of writer’s [...]