eat dessert first
I love this banana pudding recipe featuring homemade Nilla wafers, pastry cream (pudding), and perfect whipped cream. It’s a simple, elegant dish that you can serve in a large glass container or in individual jars. The quintessential southern dessert is found on the back of the box of Nilla wafers. […]
Easter Desserts add a little color and brightness to early spring. This list of my favorite Easter recipes includes beautiful show-stopping cakes, fun cupcakes and plenty of color. Especially here in Minnesota, Easter is one of those first milestones of spring. By this time of year we are getting some […]
This post was originally written in 2011 and it is hilarious for me to read it since my boys are now 23- and 25-year-old men and no longer have little fingers because they’re 6 feet tall. The only thing that remains the same 13 years later; they still love these […]
Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! It’s the perfect time for comfort food and these Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies from Stephanie Meyer’s The 30-Minute Paleo Cookbook are the ultimate snack to satisfy. They are super decadent and rich with flavor because they are made with almond butter. The cookies, like […]
Every baker should have a sugar cookie recipe in their box. They are perfect for just about any special occasion, bake sale, a random Tuesday or holiday. If you are new to making sugar cookies, this is a perfect recipe to start with. It is delicious, simple to make, rolls […]
These No-bake Chocolate Pepita Crunch Bars are a candy and a brownie all in one. There is no baking, so they’re perfect in the summer or a great holiday treat to go along with all the cookies you’ll be trading at your cookie swaps.
Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! Sometimes you come upon greatness from the oddest paths. When I opened Rebecca Firth’s The Cookie Book, I landed on this Peanut Butter Cup Meringue Cookies recipe, not because of the gorgeous photo (or my absolute love of meringue), which are both […]
We went from 16″ of snow to 80 degrees in two weeks. My mind spun into summer mode in about 10 seconds flat. We Minnesotans can’t adjust to the warm slowly or we may miss it. So, in my mind it’s summer and that means ice cream season. My friend, Sarah […]
I love Macrons because they are gorgeous little treats that feel special and class. They are also surprisingly easy to make and come in endless flavor combinations. How I Discovered Macarons The first time I had a true French macaron was while sitting at the now shuttered WD50 in New […]
Mandelbrot is the Jewish or Eastern European version of biscotti. I grew up avoiding it at Jewish holidays, because it always struck me as stale and tasteless. Many years later I fell in love with Italian biscotti, probably around the time I discovered that drinking coffee was the key to […]
There is something so perfect and ageless about shortbread. Nothing trendy or hipster about it, just the most basic, easy recipe and yet it feels sophisticated and posh. There are only three ingredients in shortbread; butter, sugar and flour. I dolled these up to make lemon lavender shortbread, because that is […]
Order my new cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, now! One of the most interesting things about writing a book on gluten-free breads, was learning about what grains are gluten-free and which are not. Oats are considered by many to be on the fence. It would seem that it would be a […]