Food culture news bites

Strange as it may seem, baking and cooking are not the only things I’ve been doing for this blog on my off days. I’ve been compiling a number of articles about the food system and food culture in the U.S. Think of this as an introduction to a few sites… Read more »

Either I did something wrong or these cookies are intrinsically average...

I was promised a rich, dense, crispy on the outside, fudge-y on the inside cookie, but that is most definitely not what I got. Instead, I got a light brown cookie that was a bit too dry and a bit, dare I say it, flavorless. What went wrong? My cookies… Read more »

Maple syrup scones with strawberries

I could eat scones for breakfast every day for the rest of my life.Alright, slight overstatement, I could probably do it for the next month, and then I might have to move on to muffins. But while I’m still crazy for scones, I think I’ll keep trying new recipes like… Read more »

To the farmer's market I went... at 6:00 a.m.

At around four in the morning this past Saturday, not only was I wide awake, but my lovely, deeply thoughtful and considerate neighbors were blasting music with a reverberating baseline. A somewhat unpleasant situation, yes, but I decided I might as well stay up, as it would likely be impossible… Read more »

A brief respite...

In the past few days, my hectic schedule has gotten the best of me, and I am going to take a short break from posting but will return Monday the 15th with plenty of things savory and sweet, as well as some exciting news about the future of Simply Sumptuous.… Read more »

Short and Sweet: Oatmeal cookies with craisins and chocolate chips

One of my favorite ingredients to sneak into cookies is dried fruit. When incorporated well with the other components of the recipe, I think it adds a little something unique to the taste as well as the texture. I developed these particular oatmeal cookies as a twist on the original… Read more »

Cultivating a new approach to food blogging

When I first started this blog, I envisioned a a relaxed, traditional approach to cooking and baking by trying out recipes in my home “test kitchen” (which is most certainly not stocked with the most technologically advanced and expensive instruments) and posting photographs and clear, concise directions—something like an evolving… Read more »

Do you have a burning desire to lick Daniel Craig all over?

Some wonderfully inventive Britons have created and marketed a Daniel Craig popsicle—in blueberry, pomegranate and raspberry flavors—in celebration of the U.K.’s National Ice Cream week. I’m not sure how to take this frozen treat—it seems a bit kooky, campy and a little-itty-bitty bit perverse, but the sheer novelty of it… Read more »