Nutella brownies

The Blizzard, a perfectly balanced whiskey/cranberry/lemon cocktail from Stuart Walton’s The Ultimate Book of Cocktails.

Bilbo’s Seed Cakes! Based on an old recipe from 1861. This is the flavor Hobbiton!

Elven lembas bread, a perfect sweet snack for the hobbit movie trip.

Saffron rice for the An Edible Mosaic Book Launch Party! Come see my version of this yummy Middle Eastern side dish!

Hunger can kill you…Peeta may have saved Katniss’s life with this Raisin Bread in the Hunger Games.

Spiderman Cookies (in Spanish)

Airy delicious Chiffon cake

Smitten Kitchen’s Red Wine Chocolate Cake

Batman Cookies (in Spanish)

Braised halibut with olives and caramelized fennel from the brand-new Pike Place Market Recipes {book review}

My review of the beautiful book ‘Ripe: A Fresh Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables’ {Enter to win a signed copy of the book!}

The Pioneer Woman’s Homemade Glazed Doughnuts, baked by Three Many Cooks

Simple Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing and a Joy the Baker Book Review

A review of Molly Wizenberg’s A Homemade Life, plus banana bread with chocolate and crystallized ginger.

White rum infused with bright, fragrant pink grapefruit. Plus news on my recent book project and a giveaway!

Ottolengi is a fabulous cookbook and I’ve been cooking from it for weeks.

October Pretzels

An in-depth review of David Lebovitz’s popular The Perfect Scoop as it’s being reprinted in the UK. I also have a copy up for grabs

Never thought Matt’s new cookbook would interest my daughter, but she loved all the great foods on stick.

A review of Yotam Ottolenghi’s successful book Plenty and the recipe for his Puy Lentil Galettes.

Butterscotch Pecan Cookies + A review of In the Small Kitchen cookbook by the BGSK girls!