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About 120 years ago, I was invited to a very specific July 4th holiday potluck. The only requirement was to bring a dish that was red, white, or b...

I do not trust these people. New York is kind of unbearable (to some degree) in the sticky, summery, smelly heat, and anyone that claims to enjoy t...

I am afraid I lost another weekend to recipe obsession. This has been happening a lot lately. I should spend more time outside (assuming the NYC w...

gratuitous moody bike pic from my Copenhagen trip! Walk into any bakery in Denmark and you will quickly spot a bar that stands out from everyin...

According to this New York Times article, over one billion Chipwiches had been sold by 2002. Renato and I are probably personally responsible for a...

Yes, we (Renato/myself) frequent other New York City bakeries. A lot. Perhaps more so than is reasonably sound. But, it would be a shame to waste o...

Baked Elements. Thanks Diana, I promise to make you a nut-free version soon…maybe with pulverized and whole malted milk balls?> I wasn’t surpris...

My first nut butter love will always be peanut butter. I will forever and always be happy to spend entire Sunday afternoons with a few fried peanut...

Hi Sarah! This is going to be fun. You are our very first blog interview, and stranger still…it is not dessert related (well, maybe in a roundabo...

Let’s take a break from working or not working or whatever weird stuff you’re doing and play a fun game. (Yes, it’ll be fun! I can almost promise...

Lemondrop cake :)> My mom had a thing for butterscotch chips. She used to eat them like M&M’s – popping a few pieces into her mouth throug...

Sandy (yup, the hurricane) really mucked up our Fall. And this Winter just seemed to stretch on and on (salved only by kind customers, great neigh...