Tips and Tricks

Vegan Brownies from Box Mix

Vegan brownies from box mix is easy. I’ll show you how to do it, why your past attempts failed, and how to get perfect egg and dairy-free brownies every time.

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Hollow vs Full Macarons

Do you struggle with hollow macarons? Is your greatest desire to see them come out of the oven, perfectly full and fluffy? I have advice for you.

A dark chocolate trunk and branches, and delicate pink shredded coconut leaves hanging from them.

Weeping Willow Cake Topper Tutorial

This weeping willow cake topper is one of my favourite projects to date. It took ages and it was labor intensive, but it was totally worth it in the end.

A shiny stainless steel fork scraping across a nonstick pan, leaving track marks and peeled off teflon in its wake.

Three Common Kitchen Mistakes

Dear CoCineros,

I’m in a lot of cooking groups on social media. A lot.

I see hundreds of posts a day by people ranging from professional chefs to culinary toddlers on my newsfeeds. There are a multitude of brilliant things that come from them, and I can and do learn something from every single photo, video, and description that slides across my screen (yes, even from the toddlers!). There are also a lot of things I see that I wish I wouldn’t see – or hear – ever again. But I do. Over, and over, and over again.