Last Thanksgiving I decided to, once again, try and follow in my grandfather’s footsteps. After listening to a story from my grandmother, I was inspired to recreate a memory from her past. My late grandfather, Thomas McMahon, was a man of many great talents and attributes. He was a contractor, a Korean war veteran, an…
Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
If you want someone to like you; butter them up with a cheesecake. If you want to impress them; make something with peanut butter. If you want them to love you; combine the two. I made this peanut butter cheesecake when meeting my partner’s roommates for the first time. The boys came to the conclusion…
Snozzberries?! Who has ever heard of a Snozzberry?
Two things I love is sweets for breakfast and sweets after dinner. So, while shopping, I picked up enough raspberries to make two sweet and savory desserts. The first is a raspberry and white chocolate tart. Combining the tartness from the raspberries and mascarpone the sweetness of the white chocolate and crust it creates a…
If Perfection was a Chocolate Chip Cookie
Early last year I traveled to NYC for a few days to see the city for the first time. I researched the Upper West Side where I was staying for all the good foodie spots. Every search led me to the Levain Bakery as one of the best places for cookies in all of New…
The Perfect Lemon Tart
My grandmother introduced me to lemon meringue pie when I was a young boy. I remember sitting in a little café, “Knights” restaurant, and each of us taking a big piece from the display spinner. I remember the smell of the smoky old air and leather booths. I used my fork to flick off the…
Starting something new
As I sit here, on break at the hospital, I think of what I want this blog to entail. My two personal passions in life are nursing and baking. With dreams of traveling the world as a nurse and traveling and learning everything I can about pasties and cakes and everything sweet. This recipe I…
What it all boils down to…
My favorite chef, J. Child, once said “the best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken.” So I try to take this as a kind of philosophy when prompted with a new challenge. Cooking for me is a means of escape, brings me peace,…
Potts Boiling Over 