MADE FROM SCRATCH

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#strawberriesarethejam

When I was invited to participate in the strawberry party on Instagram I was thrilled and SO flattered. I was so inspired (and a little...

Spanish food and why you don't have to go to a restaurant for a special meal

If you know me in my real life you know that I live in a rural area. Very, very rural. I would consider sushi to be a pretty widespread...

Houston

Like many of you, I've found the damage from Harvey to be heartbreaking and devastating. At the same time I've been inspired by the...

1st Birthday! (a celebration of cakes)

It’s been ONE full year of the Made From Scratch Instagram! It’s been a wonderful and interesting year of cooking and photographing. I...

Beef cheeks, Batali and a book

The meal preceded the book. I set out to make beef cheek ravioli, a menu staple at Babbo, as closely associated with it's chef, Mario...

We all scream for...

Hi all! It's been far too long. I honestly felt like I needed a little break from blogging and taking pictures for a minute. I was...

Chocolate chip cookies

Milk's classic companion. Dessert. After school snack. Late night bite. Breakfast. I imagine it would be difficult to find someone who...

Low key gnocchi

I used to think ricotta was very meh. I had only ever eaten that rubbery, watery, somehow grainy, overly-processed grocery store ricotta....

Recipe Review: Ina Garten's Lemon Yogurt Cake (with a twist)

Obviously, I'm a huge fan of Ina Garten, but I'll try to keep my fangirling to a minimum in this post. Ina's lemon yogurt cake has been...

Alfajores

Until a year ago I had never even heard of alfajores - the soft shortbread-like South American cookie with a dulce de leche filling....

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