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Theirs vs. Mine: Buttermilk Cookies
The January issue of Gourmet magazine has been sitting on my counter for weeks. More accurately, the recipe for buttermilk cookies has been on my counter for weeks. They just looked so simple and charming, I knew I'd have to make them some day.
52 Weeks of Baking: Torte Reform
This week my family has been throwing around a barrage of bad lawyer jokes. Why? My sister passed the bar and was officially sworn in as a lawyer!
52 Weeks of Baking: Informal Croquembouche (Cream Puffs)
There are only a few weeks left in my 52 weeks of baking resolution, so I'm trying to find things on my "I can't believe I haven't made these before" list. Cream puffs were near the top of that list, but after last night, I'm officially able to cross them off.
I found a pastry recipe that looked simple and yielded a large haul of puffs.
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Sweeten Your Smile
Box of Chocolates by Colorescience, $150, is a six piece collection of chocolate flavored and mint scented lip glazes that brighten your smile and freshen your breath! Each Lip Candy Glaze is accented with sweet, rich pure quadruple chocolate extract and mint which is both refreshing and surprisingly really delicious.
This lip gloss is more matte than sheer and it definitely has more of a lipstick texture than a gloss.
Stun Friends With Martha Stewart's Snake Cake
Sometimes I'll be flipping through a cooking magazine and see an item, say a chocolate cheesecake with a ganache glaze and a green sparkly sugar snake, and think, I'm going to make that. The majority of the time I rip out the recipe, add it to the "must-make" stack, and forget about it. But, sometimes the stars align and I do end up making said item.
Orange You Glad It's Summer: Getting Rid of Brassiness
There are few things more disheartening than watching the gorgeous chocolate shade you just dyed your hair fade to a dry, brassy mess. It seems like it happens overnight, and that often means you can't make it to a salon (or a box of hair color) in time. Prevention is your best option, but no one's perfect, so I've prepared real-world tips that you can use at home to keep your color now and fix brassiness later.
Must-Read: BBQ Bash
Last year I received a copy of BBQ Bash: The Be-All, End-All Party Guide, from Barefoot to Black Tie ($16.95) by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig. I quickly flipped through the pages, but since it was October, I stored it on the book shelf.
Then two weeks ago I was sitting on my couch, looked up, and swore BBQ Bash jumped out at me.
Healthy Eating Tip: Limit Your Added Sugar Intake to 40 Grams
I have a huge sweet tooth, so I can relate to your cravings for cookies, chocolate, and the like. The problem is, too much sugar can lead to weight gain, metabolic disorder (a precursor of type 2 diabetes and heart disease), and possibly even certain cancers. Added sugars should make up only six to 10 percent of your daily calories.
Hair Color How-Tos: Keeping Raven Locks Ravishing
Raven hair can be beautiful, sexy, and even goth. When you think about it, how often do you really see true deep, dark, (sometimes almost blue-toned) black hair? This week I've been giving you tips on how to enhance your hair color.
52 Weeks of Baking: Week 3 - Boston Cream Disaster
Last weekend I went to a friend's house for a small birthday party. I told them not to worry about the cake because I would take care of it. (After all, I like baking and this will be a great excuse for my 52 weeks of baking.) So when I asked what the birthday boy's favorite cake was, I was expecting it to be something standard like chocolate, carrot, coconut, you know, a normal "cake" flavor.
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