Kitty Deschanel | Food, Wine, and Travel Adventures in an Airstream Basecamp

Annual repost because you need to learn from our mistakes. "I'm Melting! Melting..." You know those cute lil' squashed marshmallow fellows that have been popping up all across the blogosphere lately? The ones with the charming little scarves and glossy icing?  Meh,  you grumble. Everyone knows how to make  Melting Snowman Cookies . These are not quite those cookies. Also, settle down there, Scrooge McDuck. I wanted to make something that would knock the socks off of the girls at work for our cookie exchange. Knock their socks off but also not take too long or cost too much or require too much effort, you know? Problem #1? No eggs. Unfazed, I found a great shortbread recipe that used powdered sugar, flour, and butter to make an egg-free cookie. I mixed up the dough and started a load of dishes, mixer parts included, while it chilled. Problem #2? Fearing they would burn, my first 2 pans of cookies were severely under-cooked. Why is it that you can't ju...

Quick side note: Google is ridiculous. Did you know if you search ' cake mix pudding',  every result is for cake mixes that contain pudding and recipes on how to add pudding mix to a cake you are baking? When I think of CAKE MIX PUDDING, I want a pudding that tastes like cake mix. If you're like me, you've arrived at the right place. What's your favorite kind of cake? You can easily turn it into a delicious, no-bake pudding. Cake mix pudding! Just think of all the possibilities: Devil's Food pudding, Red Velvet pudding, Pumpkin pudding, Funfetti pudding, Strawberry pudding... Here is a quick and easy and SO GOOD dessert recipe that can be made ahead of time for your 4th of July get together. This is a million times better than those boxed Jello Pudding mixes. Think of this as more of a thick custard - you'll actually be able to turn your spoon upside down without your cake mix pudding falling off! (At least for a little while. I don't want to s...

Surprise your guests with a dessert that’s rich, indulgent, and totally egg-free! Who needs expensive eggs when you’ve got ground flaxseed, eggless cookie dough, and chocolate cake? Sometimes blogging can get to be a bit much. Really, is anyone out there even reading this? When a mood like this strikes, there's simply only one thing you can do. Bake a ridiculously indulgent cake. Would you care for a slice (or two!) of my Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake? The frosting is chocolate chip cookie dough. It. Is. AMAZING. Why isn't this stuff used more often? Oh, and if you answered 'no' to my cake offer, I really don't think this is the right blog for you. As mentioned before (homemade Chicken Mayonnaise , anyone?), Sexy Nerd and I aren't squeamish about eating raw eggs. Well, I guess Sexy Nerd might be, but I do the majority of the cooking around here so, yeah.  For those of you who are wisely Salmonella-phobes, I have something exciti...

Sexy Nerd and I finally gave one of those ready-made, mail-order meal services a try. We were skeptical, afraid we'd receive what's basically an expensive TV dinner, but now we're hooked. Posing with the Thai Basil Chicken meal, looking quite the professional-yet-unofficial spokesperson, if I do say so myself. Insert your favorite celebrity chef catchphrase here. “You’re like a blackjack dealer at the Flavortown Casino.” — Guy Fieri So much for my professional attire. SN zoomed out a little too far in this one. Surprise - slipper socks! Cook Unity Reviews Cook Unity meals are gourmet restaurant-quality. With the $60 off your 1st order promotion , which is DOUBLE their typical discount, you can taste these meals for yourself practically for free! This blog post has not been sponsored in any way by Cook Unity or any other meal delivery service. We just really love the meals! The Cook Unity Mushroom Cavatelli with Mascarpone and Chives pairs nicely with Cook Unity's M ixe...