The end of December is a time for gluttony. TFAW are always willing to join in the trend. Here are just a few shots of Christmas at the Tooch household… plus post-Christmas at the extended Tooch family household in New Hampshire… and everything else along the way. Vanilla bean and coconut bourbon cake – an […]
Category Archives: Dessert
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Miss Yunks thinks about cookies a lot and in her home she talks about cookies a lot. After a conversation about our favorite chocolate chip cookies, she was determined to find a new recipe for her favorite cookie. I love thick, chewy chocolate chip cookies. I’ve made plenty of cookies before, but I’ve never had […]
Nutella Cookies…and a New Kitchen
Moving is not fun. Take it from A-Tooch, who has moved four times in the past six years. It is stressful, time consuming and disorienting. You wouldn’t notice, but I don’t do well with change Once I unpacked enough boxes to clear a path to my kitchen, I decided to whip up an inaugural batch […]
Cake Batter Blondies
If you are averse to using cake mix in your recipes, stop right here. TFAW have no shame. In fact, it just may be one of the best and most delicious baking “shortcuts” of all time. Like most rainy Friday afternoons in the office, I was daydreaming about what I might bake (then consume tons […]
Arroz con Leche
You say tomayto, I say tomahto. Americans would call this stuff rice pudding, but in Mexico it’s arroz con leche, and it’s much more decadent. For a Mexi night with the girls (you may have noticed this is a frequent occurrence) A-Tooch made this very simple, but slightly time consuming dessert. Oh, and it’s cheap. […]
New England Dessert Showcase
Not that TFAW need a reason to reunite…but, dessert usually does the trick. Earlier this month, we joined forces in Boston for the first time in a while and attended the New England Dessert Showcase. We picked up our gratis passes for the media/press VIP hour at 10:30 a.m., which to most may seem like […]
Summer Froyo
If you’re like TFAW, you’ve noticed the crazy proliferation of froyo spots popping up across cities everywhere. In just a three-block radius of her apartment, A-Tooch has a whopping four froyo spots — including the popular Pinkberry and Tasti-D-Lite. I don’t mind, since froyo makes me happy. Especially the DIY froyo bars like Tutti Frutti […]