In the Kitchen

Katharine Hepburn once said, “If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”

Well, in that case, I am very pleased. Because I spent the afternoon baking chocolate-hazelnut rugelach.

Here’s how it went down:

[Recipe from Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-In-Your Mouth Cookies]

Mixing the dough (I had no idea how much butter goes into rugelach).

The filling: chocolate, vanilla, sugar, and chopped, toasted hazelnuts.

Rolling up the dough and filling together. Holy cuteness. 

Baking away.

And then I had the best excuse to keep on cooking: After all that chocolate and sugar, I needed real food.

Prepping dinner.

Potato, asparagus, and parmesan cheese flatbread brushed with extra virgin olive oil and seasoned with fresh ground black pepper and kosher salt.

I love doing what I love.