A couple of weeks ago I was in our local supermarket with one of my children. He brought me in front of the cookie shelves and showed me a package of the “cookies I ate at Bubbe’s house!” In front of me there were the Samoa cookies I had never heard of – or, as…
Month: October 2015
Leftover pumpkin? Bake Gluten-free Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
If you are like me, your pantry is full of “just in case” and “too cheap to pass” ingredients. Working full time, with three children in the family, every time I shop I ask myself, “what might I need that I won’t be able to go get after work?” Plus, there are some items that…
Quick and easy gluten-free pumpkin cake
After baking the Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes the day before, I was in need of an easy dessert to make. It’s fall, and pumpkin is in order. But so is maple syrup, since we live in New England. So I look through some cookbooks that I usually check out from the library, and adapted a version…
Massachusetts, its symbols, and its gluten-free dessert: Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
In December I will have been living in Massachusetts for 15 years. As my husband says, I have been living in the United States for almost 1/3 of my life: for every three days, I have spent one here. Though, it took my son’s social studies project to make me realize that not only have…