Christina Lane
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN Philippines,
MSN Singapore,
Chron,
Washington Times,
Black Entertainment Television (BET),
Food52,
Delish,
MYSA,
The State
and
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Christina Lane
Asparagus Puff Pastry Tarts
You need these 2-bite, super simple 4-ingredient appetizers at your next party! They're served at room temperature so these Asparagus Puff Pastry Tarts are the best party finger food! I made these little mini puff pastry tarts together for a party with a friend who arrived early to help with the set up, and she couldn't believe something so simple was just 4 ingredients! If you have a box of puff pastry in the freezer, some spreadable cream cheese (any flavor is fine, we will talk more about...
3 Ingredient Brownies
The insanely viral brownie recipe with more than 20 million views is here! My 3 ingredient brownies really just require a small jar of Nutella, two eggs and a decent amount of flour.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Puddle Cookies
What’s a puddle cookie? Only the richest, most drool-inducing confection out there. Just ask Christina Lane, who says that on crisp fall days, “a big, warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie is my go-to comfort food. I love the way this recipe takes something we all already know and love and adds something special.” That something special: Werther's Original Chewy Caramels, of course, leveled up by a healthy sprinkling of flaky sea salt.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Puddle Cookies
What’s a puddle cookie? Only the richest, most drool-inducing confection out there. Just ask Christina Lane, who says that on crisp fall days, “a big, warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie is my go-to comfort food. I love the way this recipe takes something we all already know and love and adds something special.” That something special: Werther's Original Chewy Caramels, of course, leveled up by a healthy sprinkling of flaky sea salt.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Puddle Cookies
By Christina LanePublished: Sep 21, 2023 Jump to recipe What’s a puddle cookie? Only the richest, most drool-inducing confection out there. Just ask Christina Lane, who says that on crisp fall days, “a big, warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie is my go-to comfort food. I love the way this recipe takes something we all already know and love and adds something special.” That something special: Werther's Original Chewy Caramels, of course, leveled up by a healthy sprinkling of flaky sea salt.
How online dating became my path to enlightenment.
I get paid to help women get into and out of long term relationships with men. On paper I see clients for Embodiment. I teach women how to find safety in feeling and expressing emotion. Embodiment changed my life. It filled in spaces therapy and success never did. For me, it is a kind of anti-therapy. But, most clients come to me for support with what they believe to be their primary problem - men. I have listened to so many of their stories.
Is she rushing you?
How many times have you heard a man say he is 'being rushed' by a woman or heard a woman say a man is 'dragging his feet'? I am a feminine embodiment coach. I listen to women talk about men. In this blog I teach men what I have learned about women. I haven't found it easy to find the resources I wish existed to compassionately educate men on what women want. These articles exist as a love letter of sorts from the women I work with and myself to the men of the world.
Small Batch Brownies
These small batch brownies are made from scratch and baked in a loaf pan, which means they make just enough for two so you don’t have an entire baking pan of brownies sitting around all week tempting you. You’re welcome. Adapted from Christina Lane | Sweet & Simple | Countryman Press, 2017 These small batch brownies are magnificently fudgy and chewy and chocolatey and among the best we’ve ever experienced. Which makes them beyond tempting.
Carolina Woman Magazine
By Brack Johnson Shhhh!!! I'm an experienced cook with a secret. I regularly pick up rotisserie chickens at Costco in Durham and turn them into flavorful meals. This gimmick shaves prep time in half for dishes that call for shredded poultry, such as barbecue chicken sandwiches, chicken noodle casserole, various chicken soups, chicken pot pie, a wide range of chicken stir-fry dishes, paella, chicken and pasta combinations, chicken salad...the list is almost endless.
Second Shot: Bringing a Character Back from the Dead for Love & Bullets
By Nick Kolakowski November 29, 2021 It's never easy when your favorite character dies. Luckily, if you're a writer, that choice is yours. Author Nick Kolakowski visits the site this week to share how he resurrected one of his own favorite characters for his new comedic crime thriller Love & Bullets: Megabomb Edition, available now from Shotgun Honey. Saying goodbye can really suck. Way back in ye olden days of 2017, I wrote a noir novella titled A Brutal Bunch of Heartbroken Saps.
Coffee Pancakes with Chocolate Chips - Dessert for Two
A morning without coffee pancakes is like a morning without a cup of coffee and a breakfast treat that also contains coffee. It's a double dose of caffeine, and it's exactly what we need on Mondays! Tender pancakes studded with mini chocolate chips and a rich, potent coffee glaze instead of maple syrup are welcome at brunch or a lazy weekend morning. I made these coffee pancakes for your Monday mornings.
White Skillet Lasagna for Two
White skillet lasagna is a cheesy skillet of deliciousness. Made with ground chicken, an easy béchamel and topped with gooey melting cheese, you will love this way to get all the flavors of lasagna without all of the work! This white lasagna is an even creamier version of my red skillet lasagna, but this one is made with ricotta, Parmesan, and mozzarella. Ready and on the table in just 30 minutes.
Joining Peanut Changed My Life - and My Career
I have a confession. I thought maternity leave would be easy. So easy, in fact, that it would be the perfect time to start a business. All those hours to while away without my day job – what on earth would I do with them? Needless to say, I had no idea what was about to hit me.
Red Velvet Sugar Cookies
When it comes to sugar cookie recipes, this one will make you see red, in a good way! Red velvet sugar cookies are perfect any time of year and take only 20 minutes to make. Why Red Velvet? I discovered something really important about red velvet, and I’m ready to tell the world. If you’ve never had red velvet, it’s a tender cake with a touch of cocoa powder.
Comfort and Joy Cooking for Two: Small Batch Meals for Every Occasion
Scaled-down recipes are a must for singles and couples who loathe leftovers. In her follow-up to Dessert for Two, Lane shows how favorite comfort foods—even tricky ones such as croissants, Thanksgiving turkey, and homemade marshmallows—can be made in small batches. Her numerous brunch dishes are perfectly portioned (none requires half an egg), and her lunches, dinners, and desserts (e.g., cheesy spring risotto, tuna noodle casserole, pumpkin spice tiramisu) are a cinch to prepare.
Tres Leches Cake Recipe
Tres leches cake recipe for two. A mini tres leches cake is a light and fluffy sponge cake with a three milk sauce poured on top. Freshly whipped cream for the frosting is so perfect. Tres leches cake recipe You’re looking at my birthday cake of choice: the lovely, tender sponge cake soaked in 3 different dairy milks and topped with whipped cream, also known as Tres Leches Cake. Tres leches in Spanish translates to ‘three milks,’ if you didn’t know.
Pate de Fruit made with Fresh Strawberries
Pate de fruit made with fresh strawberries. Homemade strawberry gummy candy made with strawberries and pectin. Pâte de fruits can be easy! Make yourself comfortable. We have a lot to talk about today. For the better part of two weeks, I’ve been standing at the stove. Standing at the stove, stirring viciously boiling pots of sugary goo that constantly threatens to splash on my arm, all the while crossing my fingers behind my back that it sets into a perfect little square.
One tank trip: Shreveport offers world of fun with cajun flare
Editor’s note: The following feature was written prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check times, dates and openings before venturing out to any museums, businesses or attractions. Tucked in the northwestern corner of Louisiana, Shreveport offers a mixture of southern and Cajun flare where families can visit for intrigue, underwater fun, animal adventures, sporting events and more.
Gardening brings joy to families in time of pandemic
When their world turned into one of social distancing among fears about the new coronavirus, Sarah Palmer and her family looked for a project they could work on at their home in Marshall. The Palmers turned to gardening and began to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables in raised beds at their home. “We’ve been having a lot of fun,” Palmer said.
Small Batch Brownies
Small batch brownies for two. Are you familiar with my concept of brownies for two? I bake a small batch of brownies in a loaf pan (<–link to the exact one that I use). If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ll know that my loaf pan is my favorite way to scale things down. I use it for small batches of blondies, marshmallows, and even lasagna! My brownie recipe made in a loaf pan has been oh-so-perfected over the 6 years I’ve been scaling down desserts. Yes, 6.
Mini Vanilla Cake
Mini vanilla cake for two for celebrating anniversaries, date night, or just for fun. This small cake recipe is perfect for a small party or just two people! As a die hard vanilla lover, this cake is a love letter to myself. It’s not that I have anything against chocolate, but vanilla holds my heart. When I set out to make a vanilla cake recipe, I hit it hard with a full tablespoon of vanilla extract.
Rice Krispies Treats for Two
These Rice Krispies treats for two are the perfect solution when you need to satisfy your Rice Krispies treats craving but don’t want an entire pan sitting around to tempt you. Adapted from Christina Lane | Sweet & Simple | Countryman Press, 2017 These Rice Krispies treats for two are the perfect solution for a last-moment sweet something to show your love or when you need to satisfy your Rice Krispies treats craving but don’t want an entire pan sitting around to tempt you.
GREAT READS: Orange County Public Library’s February book selections
SPONSORED: “Great Reads” is a regular roundup of books that the Orange County Public Library System thinks you should peruse that month. February is just synonymous with love. Sure, that can be about hoping cupid does his due diligence matches you with the perfect mate or it can be about self-love. After all, loving yourself will make it easier for cupid to spot his target. There’s no better place to find love in all its forms than between the covers…of a book.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pancakes
First and foremost, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who entered my giveaway. It was so nice to see so many of you come out of the woodwork to respond. I had no idea so many of you had made and loved my recipes. It made my heart overflow again with love. I greatly appreciate your suggestions on which desserts to scale down next. There was an overwhelming majority for coconut cream pie, angel food cake, pecan pie, and tiramisu.
Tiramisu Dessert
Tiramisu dessert for two. A small batch of tiramisu for two, made with authentic zabaglione sauce from scratch! A small labor of love, but completely worth it in the flavor department! Real tiramisu. Authentic Italian tiramisu, y’all asked for it, and I delivered it for you. This tiramisu for two is a rich, decadent dessert that tastes just like it does at your favorite Italian eatery–even if that’s Olive Garden for you.
Chocolate Chip Scones
Chocolate chip scones, small batch style. Recipe for cream scones that makes just 4 perfect flaky scones studded with chocolate chips. I consider myself famous for my scones (in my own mind, anyway), and you guys are asking for more variations. My quest for a great scone recipe starts with a desire for a breakfast pastry without as much sugar as a muffin.
Whole30 Salmon Cakes
Whole30 salmon cakes made with canned salmon, almond flour, egg and dried dill are a delicious dinner, and make a great lunch the next day, too! Anytime I make the decision to improve my diet in any way, I always reach for salmon. Even when I’m not doing Whole30 and just trying to eat a little healthier, I grab salmon filets and a couple cans of boneless, skinless salmon at the store. It makes me feel virtuous, heh.
Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls
Small batch cinnamon rolls for weekend mornings. This cinnamon roll recipe makes just 1 pan of rolls, about 7 or 8 rolls. They’re perfect for a small family. Each year, I like to share one regular-size recipe with you. Over the years, I’ve made you a pumpkin pie with coconut milk made in a regular 9″ pie plate instead of a mini one. Last year, I shared a batch of my family’s Czech kolaches that makes one dozen rolls.
Half-Dozen Fried Donuts
February 24, 2012 by: Christina Lane Half-Dozen Fried Donuts I’ve shared a few donut recipes before, and they are good, but…they are baked. Let’s do this donut thing right. And by that I mean FRIED. The first time I fried something, I felt like the most domestic girl in the world. I couldn’t believe this skill was in my arsenal. I decided it must be genetic, since my grandmother made the best fried chicken ever. Ok, so the first time I fried something, it actually didn’t go so well.
How to Make Black Licorice From Scratch
It's always more fun to DIY. Every week, we'll spare you a trip to the grocery store and show you how to make small batches of great foods at home. Today: Christina Lane from Dessert For Two makes a homemade version of a controversial candy that will convert you to the dark side. Black licorice can be a polarizing issue in the candy store. Some people seek it out exclusively and prefer their entire bag of jelly beans to be black.
Cookie Dough Cake
Cookie dough cake for a special birthday week, and a list of things for which I am grateful. Hey! It’s my birthday week! And I made my own birthday cake! It’s a chocolate chip cookie dough cake! Well, not exactly. I definitely made this cookie dough cake and ate it during my birthday week, but there were no candles or singing. We actually finished the last piece of the cake the day before my birthday. My Mom technically made my birthday cake; she made me a mandarin orange cake.
Green Chile Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast
Cheese stuffed chicken breast with Hatch green chiles, sharp cheddar, and cream cheese is so flavorful with such few ingredients! This post is sponsored by the National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association, also known as NFRA. See EasyHomeMeals.com for more recipes & tips. If it seems that I slipped and fell into a roasted green chile patch, well, I did. While I resisted the 25-pound box at the market, I did fall for the 5-pound package of fresh roasted Hatch green chiles.
Bread Pudding for Two in Coffee Mugs
Bread pudding for two: I’m working with HERSHEY this holiday season to bring you some desserts for two using their products. I’m so happy to have them in my kitchen this baking season! You probably already know two things about bread pudding: it’s delicious and everyone loves it. It’s a mainstay on restaurant menus for a reason. But maybe there’s something you don’t know about it: the absolute ease with which you can make it. Anytime, anywhere. Leftover bread, fresh bread.
Small Batch Dinner Rolls
Our journey for small batches of bread, both with and without yeast, has culminated in this small pan of dinner rolls. Lean in close, this is as good as it gets. This is the best thing you can do with a packet of active dry yeast. This recipe for small batch dinner rolls for two is so perfect because they’re light and fluffy, exactly as they should be. They’re packed with that slightly sweet yeasty flavor; that coveted dinner roll flavor makes me soon.
Chocolate Banana Muffins
Chocolate banana muffins are a fun way to use up one lonely brown spotted banana! This small recipe makes 6 chocolate banana muffins. This is another recipe is sponsored by Rodelle; remember my chocolate graham crackers? I made these chocolate banana muffins for my toddler, and I had every intention of posting them in the Baby Food section on this site. But, I made the mistake of eating one. I ate it hot, right out of the oven. Oh, Mama.
Strawberry Pretzel Parfait for Two
Strawberry pretzel parfait has all of my favorite flavors in one glass: salty, creamy, sweet and crunchy! Strawberry Pretzel Salad is one of my weaknesses in this life. If you’ve never had the Jello-encased, Cool-Whip cloaked dream, it’s okay. You probably don’t live in the South. That’s also okay. I made you a quick version here so that you can get all the same flavors in way less time.
Sally Lunn Bread
We all have our insecurities. Since I pay money to rent this space on the internet, I’m going to tell you all about mine. Lucky you! I become insecure when I learn about a classic Southern dish of which I’ve never heard. My blood rushes to my face, my palms clam up, and I try to shrug it off but can’t. I feel like my entire upbringing is called into question when I learn that fellow Southerners have been enjoying a certain dish without me. I doubt my worth as a Southern woman.
Vegan Protein Bars Recipe with Hemp Seeds
Vegan protein bars recipe made with hemp seeds; no protein powder here! My endeavors to get my toddler to eat protein are never-ending. Mamas, are you with me? If you’re new, let me fill you in: my kid struggles to eat any source of protein beyond eggs. However, she will eat salmon (have you seen my kid-friendly salmon fish sticks in my 3-ingredient recipe collection for toddlers?), and she adores shrimp for one reason: they’re PINK! But that’s where it ends. Remember my protein smoothies for kids?
Key Lime Pie Recipe in a Loaf Pan
Key lime pie recipe in a loaf pan. Small key lime pie for two people (recipe makes 5 slices of pie). I can barely contain my excitement over this small batch key lime pie recipe. I love that you and I both love making small batch desserts in a loaf pan. We’ve made a cheesecake in a loaf pan (several times, actually (lemon blueberry cheesecake and a plain cherry small cheesecake in a loaf pan). We’ve made small batch brownies in the bread loaf pan for years.
15 Small Batch Desserts for Summer (no bake!)
Small batch desserts that are entirely no bake for summer. Just because it’s hot outside doesn’t mean we’re going to forgo desserts all summer long, right? I really hope you’re not on a fitness journey or using phrases like ‘bikini body’ right now, because I’m about to make you drool. These are my 15 favorite small batch desserts for summer. Most of the recipes are no bake, some require a brief stint in the oven, and many require the stove top.
Lemon Cheesecake Bars
Lemon cheesecake bars with a graham cracker crust are the perfect summertime potluck recipe or lemon dessert for your lunch box treat. If you’re a fan of my small cheesecake made in a loaf pan (and so many of you are, yay!), then your next cheesecake obsession starts right here. I actually halved that recipe to make an even smaller cheesecake for two.
Instant Pot Salsa Chicken
Instant Pot Salsa Chicken with Cheesy Rice is a quick one-pot meal in the Instant Pot mini! This post has been sponsored by Kroger and Tillamook. All thoughts, opinions, photos and recipe are my own. A few weeks ago, I had a ‘legenDAIRY’ weekend in Detroit, and I’m finally sharing all of the details! If you followed along on my instagram, you saw so much good food, good friends, good cocktails and good vibes. It was such a fun, refreshing weekend.
Chocolate Graham Crackers Recipe
Chocolate graham crackers recipe for a fun homemade treat, a snack, or a scoop for cheesecake dip. This post has been sponsored by ; all content, thoughts & opinions are my own. I will never forget the time one of Camille’s teachers from daycare pulled me aside and said Camille has a jealousy issue. When Camille was about 10 months old, I began dropping Camille off at a small ‘mom’s day out’ program a few hours each week. We were required to fill out a form each day.
Microwave Lemon Curd
Microwave lemon curd- small batch recipe that uses just 1 egg. I’ve confessed this to you before, but I’ll say it again: I’ll take a lemon dessert over a chocolate dessert any day. I know it’s weird; I know something is probably wrong with me. But, it’s just the way I am. The fun thing about loving lemon so much and being a recipe developer/ cookbook author/ baker is that when I make a chocolate dessert for two to share with you, it’s gonna be GOOD. Mind-blowing, even. I promise.
Mini Angel Food Cake in a Loaf Pan
Mini angel food cake made in a loaf pan for fewer servings! Small angel food cake for two! You’re looking at two slices of my all-time favorite and death-bed dessert: angel food cake. But not just any angel food cake: a mini angel food cake made in a loaf pan, doused with freshly (barely-sweetened) whipped cream and fresh raspberries. I’ve always loved angel food cake, even the store-bought variety.
Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks (with veggies!)
Healthy homemade fruit snacks with veggies inside. If you pegged me for one of those moms that would make her kid homemade fruit snacks, then you hit the nail on the head. If you knew that I would not only make fruit snacks, but I would also find a way to incorporate vegetables, well, then, you probably know me a little too well. The beautiful truth is that Camille has never had a fruit snack…until someone gave her a pouch at her school Valentine’s Day party.
Mixed Berry Baked Oatmeal Recipe
Mixed berry baked oatmeal recipe. This post is sponsored by the National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association, also known as NFRA. See EasyHomeMeals.com for more recipes & tips. I’ve probably told you this before, but I completely ruined my kid on oatmeal. When she was a baby, she LOVED it. And I loved coming up with new flavor combinations constantly. Apple cardamom was a favorite, so was pumpkin flax, and strawberry chia oatmeal! (Ever checked out my BABY FOOD RECIPES?) But now?
Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Well, the time has come to introduce Camille to rice crispy treats. I realized this the other day when she was eating an unsalted dry rice cake and referred to it as a ‘rice krispies treat.’ It was like a slap in the face as a parent. My kid actually thought a rice crispy treat was an unsalted rice cake/ hockey puck spread with all-natural sugar-free peanut butter infused with flax seed. Someone lock me up. I’m clearly an unfit parent, and am ruining this kid’s life.
Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings for Two
Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings for two. You’ve never met a bigger fan of dumplings than me. And the thing is, I didn’t even grow up on them. I grew up on great chicken soup, but dumplings I was denied. This is probably why I love them so much now. Being a noodle lover, I ventured into the dumpling world in college, probably after watching them being made on the Food Network. (My cooking ventures began in college when I routinely skipped class to watch cooking shows).
Small Batch Sugar Cookies
I make the best damn sugar cookies. Ever. Small batch or not, you should make this recipe. I love this recipe for small batch sugar cookies because it starts with melted butter. I always forget to the put the butter out on the counter to soften for baking, but I still want cookies in 20 minutes. It’s a (sad) recurrent theme in my life.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Christina
Contact Christina, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack