Kat Cooks Bakes Eats

There are days when you want to bake a cake.  Not because there's a birthday to celebrate, a dinner party to bring dessert to, a cocktai...

What happens when you hand your friend a jar of Meyer lemon curd and a bag of candied orange biscotti?  You're asked if you've just...

I decided that since I have four kittens in the house this year that I would be crazy to put a Christmas tree up.  Even if it is an artifica...

There was a shift in the seasons recently.  That time of year when all things Summer--beach days, shorts, and backyard barbecues--is quietly...

Hey there!  It's been awhile.  A couple of months awhile.  As it usually goes, the time away wasn't planned or intentional.  But it ...

Do you fancy chilies, ginger, horseradish, or mustard?  Or maybe you have a fondness for lavender, aniseed, or caraway?  So...what's yo...

I don't know what went screwy with cooking in the 60's and 70's.  I almost came to you empty-handed this week, admitting failur...