Happy Saturday. Yes, it is 4th of July but it feels like any other day. I will take the kids to the park but with the fireworks going off every evening in NYC, it’s no longer an enjoyable experience. Unfortunately, I am not in a celebratory mood so instead we are going to explore what failure means. On today’s episode of the Coronavirus Cooking Diaries I present to you my Popover failure. They were good but not like they are meant to be because they were smaller and more dense like a muffin because they never really “Popped!”. Like any baking failure you eat it, learn from it and try again until you get it right. Isn’t that what life is all about? Learning from mistakes. Being open to make mistakes by trying new things, broadening your horizons and stepping out of your comfort zone. So often we are too afraid to try that we become paralyzed. Remaining open to all and any opportunity is not easy. But if first we don’t succeed, try try again! I hope to try again soon! For those that may not know, a popover is a doughy type of muffin made from egg batter. As it bakes, the dough rises to “pop over” the edge of the muffin tin and form a hollow shell while remaining crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. Typically you pull them apart and eat them with butter and jam. The popover is said to be an American version of Yorkshire pudding and is similar batter to puddings made in England since the 17th century. The oldest known reference to popovers is in a letter of E. E. Stuart’s in 1850 and 0popovers first appeared in a cookbook in 1876. Cook like a chef, eat like a chef. Bake like no ones watching but everyone is eating. Who is still cooking and baking? Who’s hungry? Let’s eat! . . . . @food @baking_with_kids @food52 @baking @kingarthurflour #popovers #americanclassic #americanfoodporn #popoverfailure #coronaviruscookingdiaries #baking #popoversofinstagram #bakingfailure #food52 #whatisapopover #nycmanofmanytalents #delicious #ilovetocook #daughterwhobakes #lovetobake #chefswhorock #foodislove #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #washingtonheights #newyorker #newyorkny #newyorkcitylife #212 #manhattan #kingarthurflour (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCOzQjhJuLq/?igshid=13o69qhx751zm

It’s Thursday night but it feels like Friday, or Saturday, or who the hell knows anymore. Blursday. I am exhausted. It has been a grueling few weeks with a lot of stress, tension and emotion. Managing work, kids, the end of school, following the news of the protests, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and a clueless President, cooking, cleaning, shopping and that annoying little virus has me stressed, annoyed, overwhelmed and exhausted. Therefore, I will keep things short and sweet. On today’s episode of the Coronavirus Cooking Diaries my daughter helped me make a glazed Lemon Bundt Cake. Thank you to @bakeorbreak for the delicious recipe. It was bright and lemony and the cream cheese glaze was delicious but different than any glaze I have made before. It was delicious. Go check it out if you like. Cook like a chef, eat like a chef. Bake like no ones watching but everyone is eating. Who is still cooking and baking? Who’s hungry? Let’s eat! . . . . . . . . @food @nyc.food @food52 #lemon #americanclassic #americanfoodporn #lemonbundtcake #coronaviruscookingdiaries #bundtcake #cakesofinstagram #itsabundt #food52 #cake #nycmanofmanytalents #delicious #ilovetocook #daughterwhobakes #lovetobake #chefswhorock #foodislove #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #washingtonheights #newyorker #newyorkny #newyorkcitylife #212 #manhattan #kingarthurflour (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKseCQJVSj/?igshid=p1z8dfpxux5g

Who doesn’t love the sour, tart, citrusy flavor of lemons in the summer? I do. Lemons perk up your taste buds with a bright acidity and sour flavor that make your mouth water for more. On today’s episode of the Coronavirus Cooking Diaries my daughter made lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream for dessert on Father’s Day! They were bright, light and lemony and the citrus buttercream was delicious. She did a great job decorating and piping out the buttercream. Cook like a chef, eat like a chef. Bake like no ones watching but everyone is eating. Who is still cooking and baking? Who’s hungry? Let’s eat! . . . @food @nyc.food #lemon #americanclassic #americanfoodporn #lemoncupcakes #coronaviruscookingdiaries #lemoncupcakes🍋 #cupcakesofinstagram #cupcakes #food52 #cupcake #nycmanofmanytalents #delicious #ilovetocook #daughterwhobakes #lovetobake #chefswhorock #foodislove #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #washingtonheights #newyorker #newyorkny #newyorkcitylife #212 #manhattan #kingarthurflour (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_O4XjJox0/?igshid=1r23hcjo71ohq