I'm sitting here trying to think of what to say about blondies, and the only thing going through my head is Call Me on infinite repeat. (Is it stuck in your head, too, now? You're welcome.) Wait, that helped a little. While my mental sound track is on "Pause" I should tell you that blondies are similar to brownies, but without the chocolate. This version is not nearly as sweet as you would suspect from the amount of sugar in it. You can do them completely plain, with no nuts or chips or … [Read more...]

A couple of weeks ago I made lemon glaze to go on my cinnamon rolls. After we finished off the rolls, there was some glaze left that had dripped onto the plate. It was like little sweet / tart pieces of candy. I thought to myself, "You know what, Self? I'll bet you could make a whole batch of candy like that and skip the cinnamon rolls altogether." But I like cinnamon rolls. "Dood! Candy!" (Sometimes my internal monologue turns into a dialogue. And then an argument.) … [Read more...]