Wow. What an experience. From Saturday-Monday I baked my little heart out. For the holidays, I received my first real order: 25 boxes of goodies, packed with 4 items each. They included……
Growing up, Christmas morning meant having stollen. While the memory of such won’t send a shiver down my spine as, say, trying to force myself to eat just one more bite of Brussels sprouts (bitter is not my forte) would, it also isn’t…
I’m starting off the weekend right with some fresh baking humor from the blog Not So Humble Pie. This week, I’ve been working on a variety of desserts. I learned a lot about making miniature apple pies (with lattice tops no less) and also,…
Dante would be proud. Tomorrow, for my birthday dinner Friday night, I will be constructing Saveur’s Heaven and Hell Cake. The dessert requires me to bake two cakes – a Devil’s Food cake and a Angel food cake – then slice them in half.…
When it comes to baking, I prefer to stick with the usual staples: butter, eggs, sugar, flour. I don’t cook gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, etc. In the past, I’ve happily sat sipping a glass of wine while friends concocted cookies with birch sugar, gluten-free…