New cookbooks can be a lovely surprise, a big disappointment or something in between – even with the “Search Inside” feature at Amazon[...]

The first time I ever heard of anything butterscotch was after I started blogging – I used to make caramel all the time for this dessert , but it was[...]

Much is said about small joys in life, but today I got myself thinking also about small hopes: things we do hoping for the day (or the week, or the month) to[...]

I know no one likes being sick and I am no exception: I’m still not sure if it is a very strong cold or the flu, but I have been in bed for the last two[...]

Now that I have brought my husband to the dark side – the side of the addicted to TV series – he keeps asking me what we’ll watch next: I[...]

I apparently spoke too soon, guys – days ago I found out that another one of my favorite TV series has been cancelled. :( The good thing is I’m not[...]

Sometimes I buy cookbooks and wait anxiously for them to arrive by mail only to go through them back and forth countless times without any idea of which recipe[...]

Back in January I watched the Golden Globes and many of my favorites took awards home – among them was Ruth Wilson, who is absolutely amazing in The[...]

I am a coward when it comes to watching horror movies – I usually spend 2/3 of them with my eyes closed – but I am a kid from the 70s and therefore[...]

I have been baking cookies like crazy lately, I could say it has become an addiction: every time I see a cookie recipe online or in a cookbook I want to make[...]

It is always a joy to receive the latest issues of the food magazines I subscribe to: I usually bookmark a lot of recipes but it takes me some time to actually[...]

When it comes to baking – and you know how addicted to it I am – there are certain ingredients one should always have on hand, and I certainly do:[...]

Unlike my other favorite TV shows, my relationship with Mad Men was never steady: I loved it at first and could not have enough of it, only to get disappointed[...]

What makes you take interest in something in particular? The thought came to my mind last night, as I started watching The Americans – I’d been[...]

I love baking as a whole, and muffins are such favorites of mine: they’re easy to put together – no electric equipment involved most of times[...]