“The secret to a happy life is learning how to take pleasure in little things. . . . It’s about not being oblivious to the sights and smells and things you can reach out and touch and just the things that make you happy to be alive.” Ruth Reichl to Michele Parente, No more disguises: Ruth Reichl ...
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Cheery Orange Muffins with Glaze Recipe
Hurricane Ida scuttled along toward Pennsylvania. Rain was coming. I knew we needed something cheery, homey, and happy to offset what was sure to be a gloomy Gus of a morning. Muffins. I reached for The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook by Jennifer Appel. Orange Muffins with Glaze seemed like the ...
Boston Cream Pie: A History Plus 3 BCP Recipes
Although I make a homemade cake just about weekly, it had been at least over a decade since I made a Boston Cream Pie (BCP). I knew I would love it 100x more now, what with heaps more baking experience behind me, and plenty of cookbooks to browse among. I loved it then even if I hadn't known the ...
The History of Custard, Pudding, and Mousse
Pudding, custard, mousse—they are all classics in my book. Mousse kind of screams "sophisticated!" but it isn't any harder to make a mousse than it is to make pudding or custard. Even pudding can look fancy if you jazz it up. As similar as these dishes may appear, they each have a unique h ...
Marguerite Patten: First BBC Female TV Cook, Prolific Cookbook Author
Mention "budget cooking," and cookbook authors like Beth Moncel, Jamie Oliver, Toni Okamoto, or Jeff Smith might pop into your head, but prolific cookbook author Marguerite Patten, or Hilda Elsie Marguerite Patten, cooked on a budget before it was trendy. In fact, it was necessary. By the ...
