I think Halloween is soon.  I can’t tell since stores started selling candy corn in July.  Ju-ly.  No joke.  And since you’ve all been so good at staying out of the candy, I think you deserve an adult treat. It’s so nice that you’re saving the candy for the kids.  I have personally not eaten 2 bags [Click to Continue Reading...]

I want to share a quick variation of my French macarons. My parents are visiting for a long weekend, so we’re out gallivanting around doing things that Texans love to do when they come to California:  wine tasting, harvesting food from the garden, marveling at the sight of water in rivers, enjoying the fact that [Click to Continue Reading...]

Aren’t y’all glad it’s blackberry season?  These chocolate cupcakes are made with oil instead of butter, and they use low fat buttermilk to keep them extra moist.  But this isn’t a health advertisement–the buttercream frosting more than makes up for the lack of butter in the cupcakes.  I only point it out because some of you have asked [Click to Continue Reading...]