The first time I tried making these chocolate cookies, I was in a rush because someone had just told me they were coming over, and I had nothing sweet at home. I quickly made the dough, put it on a...
I don't know why, but every time I bake these walnut and cinnamon cookies, I end up with a half-empty tray because someone always hangs around the oven "just to taste if they are done." The first...
The first time I tried making these chocolate and rum muffins, I poured all the batter into the tins and ended up with it overflowing everywhere. The oven was a mess, and that burnt butter smell...
The first time I tried to juice the pomegranate for this cake, I made a mess everywhere – on the table, on my shirt, on the floor – it looked like a grenade had exploded with pomegranate juice....
The first time I made this cherry tart with vanilla cream, I was home alone and couldn't wait for it to cool down. The crust was calling to me, and I wasn't sure if it was baking properly in the...
I remember the first time I decided to make pumpkin and walnut rolls; I ended up ruining half of them because I added too much filling, and they cracked. But they still disappeared from the table; it...
I remember laughing when I first made this cheesecake with strawberries—my sister was already waiting with a knife ready before I could even take it out of the oven, I swear! It seemed simple, but...
A few years ago, I had some Christmas guests and decided to make this cake with layers and semolina cream, but I kind of dove in headfirst. I don't know what I was thinking; I didn't even have a...
I remembered when I made these orange cookies for the first time that I didn’t even know how to properly remove them from the molds. I rushed, flipped them over while they were still too hot, and,...
Let me tell you about the first time I made this vegan chocolate cherry cake: one Sunday afternoon, I had an intense craving for something sweet, but I didn't have any eggs or butter. I thought,...
Do you remember when you start doing something in the kitchen and just when you think everything is going smoothly, you realize you put the dough in the pan too quickly and it shrank while baking?...