Fresh Strawberry Jam

I really shouldn’t be left alone in the kitchen after dinner. I keep making things. Tonight, I thought of making either blueberry muffins or scallion goat cheese muffins, but ended up making jam. Go figure. I’ve had the recipe for strawberry jam since 2008. I don’t even remember where I …

Yummy Experiment #5: Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Vanilla’s gotten such a bad rap. Say what you will about vanilla – boring, simple, ordinary. But the thing is, vanilla is usually the base of all other flavors. Without it, where would other flavors be? Me, I love vanilla. That’s why my first cupcake experiment is Vanilla Cupcakes with …