I think most parents are convinced, at least for a short while, that their toddlers are going to starve. How on Earth could a growing body possibly survive on little more than juice boxes and goldfish crackers? Tony and I do everything we can to introduce Teno to exciting new foods, sometimes with success (udon [...]

Every baker has found him/herself with awkward amounts of ingredients left over. A 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips, a 1/2 cup of coconut, a handful of pecans… no one wants to throw this stuff away because it’s expensive, but how do you use it up in something you’d actually want to eat? Most of [...]

Today was an unseasonably warm 56 degree day in Chicago – the sun was shining, the snow melted away revealing three months worth of dog crap and garbage strewn about my neighborhood, and white people everywhere were prematurely wearing shorts. It was too wet to play at the park, so after a quick breakfast with [...]

Tony and I have been talking about the new season of LOST a lot lately, and the conversations are eerily similar to the late-night talks we’d have when I was several months pregnant and anxious about becoming a mother. “What do you think it’s going to be like?” “What if I don’t like it?” “I [...]

organic cranberry lemon muffins Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy At work we have a pretty amazing book shelf full of snacks. There are, at all times, at least 10 different kinds of power bars- also, granola, two-bite cookies, flax crackers and the crowning jewel- our weekly delivery of fresh organic fruit. Yeah, I know. [...]

strawberry banana muffin Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! I’d planned on posting this recipe sooner than now (how soon is now?) but after all the lovin’ I got from Cakespy’s loyal readers my head swelled up so big I couldn’t get out of bed for a week. Tony and Teno have been nursing me [...]

Hey, remember like, months ago when I posted pictures of my mac & cheese cupcake and the whole entire Internerd freaked out? Yeah! I’m finally posting the recipe today along with all the winning recipes from Echo magazine’s Mac & Cheese Throwdown! We had to use powdered cheese- gross, right? I argued that most people [...]

  vegan very lemon poppy seed muffins Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! So I graduated from Columbia on the 17th but I’m finishing my last eight credits (as well as holding down an internship at Time Out Chicago’s Eating and Drinking guide- woot) starting tomorrow. I’m taking nutrition (I’m hoping to learn that eating [...]

Wake up and live! Wake up and live your life- see what there is to see. I won’t sit around all day cause life means more to me! Wake up and live! So many kids content to sleep their lives away but I’m gonna try to make the most out of this day. Wake up [...]

Banana Crunch Muffin Originally uploaded by Bake & Destroy! This is an Ina Garten recipe, so it makes a ton of muffins. For the original measurements click here. What follows is a conversion to make one dozen muffins. You will need: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon [...]