This past weekend I had the chance to volunteer at the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference here in Austin. I had to work during the weekdays, but the times I was able to head over to the Hilton were magical. I met a lot of really wonderful people, and saw many more I wish [...]
Sometimes we need to hit our personal reset button.
We let go of our schedules, close our eyes, and breathe in the moment.
We slide back into friendships forged long ago, supportive and loving.
In the first grade I wrote my first story, a shameless rip-off of my favorite books, the Serendipity series. If you weren’t a 7-year-old in 1987 or the parent of one, these are short books about amazingly adorable animals, from thick-lashed baby dragons to unicorns who had princesses for best friends. I don’t have a [...]
I am blown away by all the great tips everyone left in the giveaway post! Many of you declared that you weren’t hip and then went ahead and shared fantastic tips – so you never know where your inner hipness is!
I went through the comments in the order I received them and burst [...]
Gluten-free baking. The phrase is enough to set fear into the hearts and minds of even the bravest baker. Taking a simple thing like flour and replacing it with four or more different flours, adding gums, eggs, and who knows what else makes me want to just flee to the safety of the pricey gluten-free [...]











