Let's just pretend these are made of yarn, shall we? You know, I really love layered desserts. The different textures, colors, and flavors provide interest and appeal to all the senses and they just feel a little more special. Unfortunately, this is because ultimately they are almost always more labor-intensive than ...

You know what I like? Pancakes. What's that stuff on them, you may ask? Well, I'll tell you. Many years ago my uncle and aunt lived in Hawaii.  From time to time they would send us exotic presents - guava jelly, a sugar cane, cowrie shell necklaces, that sort of thing. Occasionally ...

(Pretend snow. Shh, don't tell.) I've been reading about bento boxes this week. (Bento is a form of Japanese boxed lunch, carefully packed and balanced to create nutritious individual portions of food.) The premise - as far as I can see - is that the presentation makes the meal about more ...