Y’all, I’ve been searching, searching, and SEARCHING for a delicious vegan coffee cake recipe for a looooooooong time. Fail after fail had me wondering, was it even possible? I mean, my favorite chocolate cake recipe EVER is perfect and moist and everything you want in a good cake and just so happens to be vegan, […]
Squeaking in oooonnnne more blueberry treat before the season is up! Boo, don’t go, summer! Mostly because it’s Michigan blueberry season in these parts and that’s like a national holiday, that’s uh, limited to uh, the Midwest? Ok, so it’s a national holiday season for folks I’m related to. Hey, it’s summer, it’s hot, […]
It’s that time of year again, Finn’s birthday! Big birthday boy! He’s a whopping six years old now. Goodness, how does that even happen?! I swear, time moves so brutally fast. Last year I baked up those Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Pupcakes for him, which he seemed to enjoy. But this year, as I like to […]
It’s blueberry season! It’s also hot and humid as Hades outside, so I’m in no mood to bake and heat up the house. Luckily, I am in possession of a fabulous no-bake pie recipe that I look forward to making every year when fresh blueberries are abundant and affordable. And, wow, are they abundant and […]
When I was a kid, my mom would make the Jiffy box muffins* and we all loved them. We were always excited when she made them, they were special. My dad and I would pour maple syrup over those warm cornbread muffins and shovel ‘em in. What?!, maple syrup, that’s weird and/or gross, you’re thinking. […]
Since mid-May, we’ve been gathering with friends every Friday evening for a pick-up game of soccer. All ages, all skills, and ALL fun. Last night, on the summer solstice, the weather was PERFECT. Sunny, but a cool 70-something Fahrenheit. I LOVE these days. Like, if I could live someplace where this was the exact weather […]
Last week a dear neighbor gifted me a wedging table he’d built for my new home pottery studio. When I’d asked him if he would be willing to build one for me, I’d offered to pay him. “Just pay for the wood,” he’d said. But when he brought the finished table over to the studio […]
The first thing you should know about this recipe is, just like the Vanilla Buttermilk Cookies, these jam bars are hard to stop eating. I mean, you don’t think it’s going to be a problem when you’re making them, but then you’ve let them cool, cut into them, and you’re taking that first bite of […]
I don’t make muffins very often—I’m more of a coffee cake or quick bread kind of gal mostly because they’re less work. Not that muffins are labor intensive, mind you. Nope, I’m just lazy. I’d rather grease and flour one cake or bread pan and pour all the batter into it than grease the edges […]
What do I want to do when it’s ninety five degrees outside with a heat index of one hundred? Bake. I’m rolling my eyes too. It’s hot! Stupid hot. And I’m baking! Whaaaat am I thinking?! Weirdo is right. But this is a must, a must-bake, an annual requirement I cheerfully fulfill. It’s […]
