Comfort Food

A piece of chocolate cake with white and dark chocolate chips on top.

Really, Really Good Brownies ~ Bourbon-Doused with Black & White Icing

04/23/2012 |

I rarely crave chocolate. Not my thing. But about a week ago I got this yen for brownies. You know,…

[click to continue…]
Six golden-brown, twisted pastries on plate.

Twisted Cookies ~ With Rolled-In Sugar

02/26/2012 |

My Mom and I made Twisted Cookies for the first time in 1959 from a recipe printed on the inside…

[click to continue…]
A bowl of soup on top of a white plate.

New England Clam Chowder

12/16/2011 |

The first time I ever saw a clam, I was about 5 years old, living with my Mom, Dad and…

[click to continue…]
A plate of food with eggs on top

Hard-Cooked Eggs on Toast with Béchamel Sauce

12/10/2011 |

The day after Thanksgiving I was perusing the leftovers in my refrigerator, when, gasping with horror, I realized I had…

[click to continue…]
A close up of some cornbread in a bowl

Cornbread ~ Soft, Sweet and Buttery

10/10/2011 |

You wouldn’t think a thing as wonderful as cornbread would be something people would be ready to get in a…

[click to continue…]
A plate of food with eggs on top.

Baked Eggs with Goat Cheese & Basil-Mint Pesto

10/04/2011 |

I should never go to a bookstore, because no matter what my original mission was, I invariably end up in…

[click to continue…]
A bowl of soup with meatballs and cilantro.

Tomatillo Albondigas Soup & Two Tomatillo Tales

08/08/2011 |

Tale One One afternoon last week my doorbell rang, which was a surprise, because I wasn’t expecting anyone. I opened…

[click to continue…]
A stack of peanut butter cookies on top of a wooden table.

Peanut Butter Cookies & the Gum in Hair Dilemma

07/18/2011 |

Ok, ok, I know everybody and their brother has a recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies on their blog, and they’re…

[click to continue…]
A loaf of banana bread with nuts on top.

Banana Date Nut Bread ~ Perfect Comfort Food

04/03/2011 |

My Mom used to make Banana Bread when I was a kid from a recipe in her Betty Crocker Cookbook.…

[click to continue…]
A plate of food with meat and vegetables on it.

Chicken, Sausage, Asparagus and Mushroom Pasta from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

03/26/2011 |

I was really looking forward to my recent visit to Grace-Marie’s Kitchen, because the theme was Italian Cucina Sunday Supper.…

[click to continue…]

Welcome to Cook & Be Merry

A woman with glasses smiling for the camera.Hello! My name is Lynne Hemer, and I am a woman obsessed with food and cooking, in search of new, unusual, exotic, and sublime ingredients and recipes. I love reading cookbooks, taking cooking classes, going to restaurants, photographing food, and blogging about it all! I hope you enjoy my website as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Feel free to contact me at lynne@cookandbemerry.com

Search Cook & Be Merry

Most Popular Posts

Baked fish with lemon and herbs.
Six golden-brown, twisted pastries on plate.
A group of small pastries sitting on top of a table.
A plate of food with shrimp and lemon.
A close up of cookies on a red plate
Sushi pieces on black plate with chopsticks.

Categories

A knife and fork are next to each other.
A green banner with the words " the versatile blogger ".
A lemon cut in half with the words food bloggers los angeles member below it.

Recent Posts