Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding Crème Brûlée

With so many restaurants to choose from in New York City, it's not hard to find a dozen or more to call all-time favorites—those places you frequent monthly, or even weekl…

• 45 Minutes

Cheesecake Brownie Bites

I have the fondest memories of brownie bites as a child. Pulling apart the velcro on my turquoise lunchbox, I'd search for the white and blue Hostess bag before tearing it a…

• 22 Minutes

Nutella Waffle Sandwich Cookies

There's no need to sugarcoat the inspiration behind these cookies. The truth is, they were a total accident. I had originally intended to use this waffle cone recipe to c…

• 32 Minutes

Homemade Jell-O Eggs

Jell-O eggs manage to tackle two holidays in one. Not only are they guaranteed to steal the snack spotlight this Easter, but they also serve as the ultimate fake food for …

Hot Chocolate Stir Sticks

Love it or dread it, Valentine's Day is just around the corner, which means the Interwebs are a flutter with pink sprinkles, candy conversation hearts, chocolate-dipped stra…

Homemade Salted Caramels

I'm finding it hard to believe that it's already February. Where the heck did the first one-twelfth of 2012 go? This past month has been a whirlwind of working, cooking, di…

• 30 Minutes

Easy Super Bowl Snacks

We all know how I feel about the match-up in Super Bowl XLVI (that's "46" for all you non-Romans). But just because I'm impartial when it comes to Eli and Tom doesn't mean I…

2011 Holiday Baking Guide

Filed under the "highlight of my month" column, there are still 17 days until the universe resolves to kick carbs ... and sugar ... and butter (except not if you're Norwegia…

Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Mint Chocolate Rugelach

Today's the day when more than 600 food bloggers will post about the 22,000 cookies that were baked and shipped around the world as part of the first ever Food Blogger Cooki…

• 60 Minutes

Pecan Pie Bars

We're less than 24 hours away from the biggest food day of the year, when our stomachs face off against tryptophan and our skinny jeans get the heave-ho in favor of sweatpan…

• 50 Minutes