Coffee. It’s what gets many of us going in the morning. It’s what makes it possible for me to dress myself. And to be functionally civil to [most] life forms. I can’t even look at food before 9:00 am, but don’t even try to have a conversation with me before my second cuppa. I’m…
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Honey Cupcakes for Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year)
It seems that I write about this nearly every year. The classic Honey Cake for Rosh Hashana don’t get no respect. It’s the Rodney Dangerfield of cakes. For my non-Jewish friends, it’s not unlike the Christmas Fruitcake in that you kind of have to have one – it’s traditional – but no one wants…
Coquito (Puerto Rican Eggnog) Cupcakes
Chances are, if you’ve made it this far into the New Year, you’ve finally used up all that eggnog you bought for Christmas and New Year celebrations. If you live in South Florida, you made vats of either Crema de Vie or Coquito (add a can of coconut milk to your crema de vie…