Joanna Shawn Brigid "Bridey" O'Leary

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09/20/2018

WAIT! It' NOT me, it's YOU! Pecan Sandies and edible errors. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/9/20/33-pecan-sandies-typos-can-still-be-tasty

WHAT. THE. F**K. STELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!, I yelped to no one in particular. Flash back to this past weekend, when I attempted to make pecan sandies using (Stella) Parks’ Bravetart, the newest addition to my out-of-control cookbook collection. Although my mom, as I have oft noted, made some killer c

08/29/2018

Usually I don't like fruit desserts. These cookies are definitely an exception. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/8/27/32-raspberry-chocolate-chip-sugar-cookies

I have this thing about fruit in desserts. Empirical experience (i.e., a lifetime of eating and enjoying pies and tarts) has shown me that apples, strawberries, peaches, etc., etc., can form the basis of absolutely terrific desserts. For some reason, however, the healthfulness of fruit leads me

08/27/2018

It's too hot to turn on the oven, but fortunately no baking necessary for these cookies. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/8/26/31-no-bake-pumpkin-oatmeal-cookies

WHY IS IT STILL SO HOT OUTSIDE?!? I have lived in Texas for 10 years and inevitably at some point during the seemingly interminable summer, I start to lose it.  This slow descent into humidity-induced madness is fortunately usually arrested by the arrival of a cold(ish) front right around

08/20/2018

Some people bring their friends raisins from California. Alice Levitt opted for Xinjiang. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/8/18/30-uighur-oatmeal-raisin-cookies

....or, rather, Oatmeal Uighur Raisin Cookies.... A good friend supports your crazy plan to make 57 different cookies in one year. An excellent friend brings you back raisins (and cheese) all the way from Xinjiang province so that one of those 57 types of cookies can have a sort of, shall we say

08/04/2018

Breakfast of Champions in cookie form! http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/8/4/29-baller-breakfast-cookies

While watching the Chef's Table episode on Milk Bar, I had a revelation. Well, technically, it was Christina Tosi's revelation that she could be happy baking cookies every day for the rest of her life.   I had a "me, too" moment but in a good way. While I don't expec

08/04/2018

29th Recipe: experimenting for my upcoming line of : #29. Baller Breakfast Cookies https://t.co/G2IMNGSfqm

While watching the Chef's Table episode on Milk Bar, I had a revelation. Well, technically, it was Christina Tosi's revelation that she could be happy baking cookies every day for the rest of her life.   I had a "me, too" moment but in a good way. While I don't expec

07/26/2018

Lessons learned from lavender cookies. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/7/26/28-lavender-cookies-ish

Inspired by reading a food memoir about Provence, I decided to bake with lavender.  Dried lavender flowers are usually available at specialty markets; I purchased more than what I needed for a piddling at Central Market. Because lavender tends to impart a flowery flavor (duh), it is crucia

07/26/2018

No. 28 in Year of the Cookie : #28. Lavender Cookies-ish https://t.co/aWVuwWDK33

Inspired by reading a food memoir about Provence, I decided to bake with lavender.  Dried lavender flowers are usually available at specialty markets; I purchased more than what I needed for a piddling at Central Market. Because lavender tends to impart a flowery flavor (duh), it is crucia

07/03/2018

Hamantaschen are delicious even when it's not Purim. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/7/2/27-hamantaschen

Hamantaschen are traditionally associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim (which was February 28th-March 1st in 2018), but there's no law (religious or secular, hah!) against enjoying them any time of the year.  I enjoy making them not only because of the delightful contrast between the s

07/03/2018

No. 27 Recipe For Year of the : #27. Strawberry Hamantaschen https://t.co/XUzq4n9NEJ

Hamantaschen are traditionally associated with the Jewish holiday of Purim (which was February 28th-March 1st in 2018), but there's no law (religious or secular, hah!) against enjoying them any time of the year.  I enjoy making them not only because of the delightful contrast between the s

06/26/2018

26th Recipe For Year of the ! #26. Golden Kiss Surprises https://t.co/eN7ZIcwV70

Guys, I PROMISE more exciting recipes are coming but I need to make at least a small dent in my insane supply of Hershey's Kisses. In addition to the gigundo jar (a picture of which I included in my last post ), I also have these puppies.

06/26/2018

My quest to use all my Kisses continues... http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/6/26/26-golden-kiss-surprises

Guys, I PROMISE more exciting recipes are coming but I need to make at least a small dent in my insane supply of Hershey's Kisses. In addition to the gigundo jar (a picture of which I included in my last post ), I also have these puppies.

06/19/2018

Oops. I have too many Hershey's Kisses. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/6/18/15-chocolate-kiss-wontons

I don't know how this happened.

06/19/2018

No. 25 Year of the : kiss wontons. : #25. Chocolate Kiss "Wontons" https://t.co/G8gJ8D7qeb

I don't know how this happened.

06/15/2018

Cornmeal shortbread to nibble in the rain. http://www.brideyoleary.com/2018-year-of-the-cookie/2018/6/14/24-dorie-greenspans-cornmeal-shortbread-cookies

Dorie Greenspan is a baking genius. I would say a "master baker" but the pun distracts from her enviable prowess as a manipulator of flour, sugar, butter, and salt. I received her book Baking as a wedding gift and it's been a second Bible ever since.   I was initially

06/15/2018

Thanks for inspiration for #24 Year of the : #24. Dorie Greenspan's Cornmeal Shortbread Cookies https://t.co/NNB74l5a13

Dorie Greenspan is a baking genius. I would say a "master baker" but the pun distracts from her enviable prowess as a manipulator of flour, sugar, butter, and salt. I received her book Baking as a wedding gift and it's been a second Bible ever since.   I was initially