Audrey, Author at The Batter Thickens

Savannah Buttermint Ice Cream

I really hate “getting to know you” questions, but I really really hate the ones that hinge on “favorites.” I am someone who just does not have favorites. Of anything really – color, animal, etc. But when it comes to food? Forget about it. Picking a favorite food is a ridiculous question. A favorite pizza?…

GF Matcha Blondies

I’m finally coming up to the end of my UX bootcamp (next week is the last week!), and I realized that I have not been utilizing my larger audience for baking as much as I should have. Last time I asked what everyone wanted me to bake, they all unanimously said oatmeal cookies… which are…

Almond Croissant Cookies

In my young adulthood, I’ve become aware of how there seem to be two types of families. There’s ones where everybody seems very different, and you wouldn’t necessarily know they’re related if you met them out of context. And then there’s ones where everybody is… undeniable related. Everyone is on a similar wavelength, even if…

Levain Cookies with Butterfinger

I’ve been saying I want to recreate Levain Cookies for… literally a decade. In 2014, Molly was doing a summer program at Columbia, and naturally I went to visit. Most of that long weekend visit was spent walking between bakeries. We covered a lot of ground – an early morning to stand in the cronut…

Chocolate Fudge Poptart Bars with Marshmallow

I have a few kinds of baking ruts. One of them is when I just don’t have the inspiration to bake anything. The other kind is when I feel like baking, but don’t know what to bake, and feel like I’m just rotating through the same old things. Brownies, blondies, cookies, cake… There’s only so…

Popcorn and Chocolate Cake (Adapted from Milk Bar)

This Popcorn and Chocolate Cake is inspired by some of my favorite movie-watching experiences. Being the youngest child comes with many perks, but one of them is that you don’t have to deal with babysitters for very long, if at all. My older siblings were my babysitters whenever my parents went out, which was just…

Indian-Inspired Fried Rice

This meal came about when I had a ton of Indian leftovers in my fridge. My family was in town, and when my parents order they always get Biryani. Which is delicious, but it means that the white rice that comes with the meals doesn’t get eaten. Because Biryani is better! But then it meant…