i'm so excited for the olympics. do you remember the insane opening ceremony in london four years ago? it involved the queen of england jumping out of a helicopter with daniel craig (non-believers say it was a stunt double. it was definitely her). i adore the queen, and she adores corgis, so these cookies are dedicated to her. [...]
baking with lavender always makes me feel a little weird. it has a lovely taste, but using even a quarter teaspoon too much can quickly make a flavor go from 'delicately floral' to 'hotel soap.' in this recipe, finely ground lavender buds add character to the simple, meringue-based macaron cookie, and any soapiness is offset by [...]
my fervor for all things christmas is amplified by being a jew. it's an obsession. it's my forbidden fruit. the holiday holds a sort of red & green, pine needle & peppermint-scented allure. when hanukkah rolls around, i have to force myself to stifle reveries of stuffed stockings and santa claus back into a dark corner of my mind, [...]
over the week, my attitude toward orange is the new black season three progressed from 'pretty excited' to 'uncontrollably jittery with anticipation.' netflix released it on friday, and i'm proud to say that i have watched all thirteen episodes. the jitters were partially due to the daily consumption of the huge cookies and cookie sandwiches shown above. i'm interning [...]
these would be good for a weirdly themed party. maybe some ironic hipster kickback where all the grub is fast food from scratch? or an american girl doll mcdonald's tea party? makes two dozen big macs i used a basic macaron recipe tinted with cocoa powder for the bun, topped it with a slice of fondant [...]
makes two dozen cookies I think it's safe to say I am the top consumer of figs in North Carolina? Maybe on the East Coast? That's a pretty bold statement, I know. I eat about five every day (yes, every day - I brought a bag to Nicaragua) which equates to roughly 150 pounds a [...]
makes twelve servings In my head, I divide food bloggers into three subgroups - the ones who are all about eating good food, it doesn't necessarily have to incorporate kale or cookie butter or anything, it just has to be satisfying; the ones who would never dream of using butter or gluten or eggs, only coconut [...]
LENA'S LUNCHBOX 