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my new book, ready for dessert, is available for pre-order!

Itโ€™s almost ready! Coming this Fall is the new, completely revised edition of Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes. [Itโ€™s now available for preorder ==> Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and at the links below.] When my publisher told me they wanted a new edition of the book, I decided to revise the book completely, from top to bottom. Ready for Dessert is a compilation…

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Eeyore’s Requiem cocktail

Named after Eeyore, a character from Winnie the Pooh, like the grey donkey, which Toby Maloney, its creator, calls “the most bitter character in literature.” In spite of that moniker, this alluring cocktail has an appealing bitterness that I can’t resist. And not to mention the color; if you’re in the doldrums, this vivid Eeyore’s Requiem cocktail will definitely lure you out of it.

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Drinking French is Out!

I’m excited to announce that Drinking French: The iconic cocktails, apรฉritifs, and cafรฉ traditions in France, with 160 recipes is out! My latest book features recipes for the iconic beverages of France, from cafรฉ specialties hot chocolate, tisanes and infusions, and chilled chocolate frappรฉs, to classic French apรฉritifs, recipes to make liqueurs, crรจmes, wines, punches and cordials at home, as well as French-themed cocktails from…

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The Making of Drinking French

A few years ago, after My Paris Kitchen came out, I began thinking about what I’d write about next. Whenever you have a book come out, the most common question is, “What’s your next book?” Sometimes you already have an idea, but other times, it’s nice to sit back and enjoy what you’ve written. I was happy that people took to that book so much,…

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The Perfect Scoop, new revised & updated edition!

When I wrote The Perfect Scoop, I was excited for the opportunity to be able to write a book on ice cream that included the basics of making ice cream at home, but made sure it had a special emphasis on all the mix-ins and sauces and toppings that go inside, outside, and on top of everyone’s favorite dessert. (Including mine.) I had the time…

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The Making of My Paris Kitchen

(Photo by Ed Anderson) My Paris Kitchen is finally here! It’s taken me a few years to get to this day, and I thought I’d give you a little look behind-the-scenes of how the book was created. There’s a certain amount of conversation about blogs versus cookbooks, and since I have a foot in both, I am keenly aware of the connection between the two,…

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