• Brûléed Maple Latte Cheesecake Pie
    Pies and Crumbles

    Brûléed Maple Latte Cheesecake Pie

    As I mentioned in my last post, I’m currently taking an online Creative Baking class through monthly.com. It’s taught by Christina Tosi of Milk Bar, and it’s been so much fun! In the class, we’re baking a few Milk Bar classics, then creating our own bakes with the skills we learn. Our first week was cookies (check out my Popcorn & Hot Chocolate Cookies here!), and the second was pie. Thus, my new favorite pie was born — Brûléed Maple Latte Cheesecake Pie! During cookie week, we had to come up with a cookie that reflected a certain time (a time in our lives, a time of year, a time…

  • Popcorn & Hot Chocolate Cookies
    Cookies and Bars

    Popcorn & Hot Chocolate Cookies

    A couple of weeks ago, on my birthday, I started taking an online creative baking class. The class is taught by Christina Tosi of Milk Bar—which, if you’re not familiar, is a chain of bakeries with amazing, unique treats that are ridiculously addictive. Over the course of a month we’re baking a few classic Milk Bar treats, then learning Christina’s prototyping method to develop our own unique creations. These Popcorn & Hot Chocolate Cookies were my first project. Sunday Night at Grandma’s House We were tasked with making a cookie based on a specific time—it could be a time in our lives, a time of year, a time of day…whatever…