For the December holiday season last year, I made a slew of cookies. A slew, I tell ya. Eight different kinds as a matter of fact, handily a new record for me. Not sure if that’s not keeping up with the Joneses or if I went overboard but regardless, the holidays made for an excellent […]
Becky: (opens microwave [our dog-proof baked-good storage hiding place when we leave the house], removes plate, turns and holds in front of husband, light magically emanates from said plate) Mike: (loooooonnnng stare) (long stare) Mike: Uhh…. Becky: (quietly holding glowing plate) Mike: You should not be allowed to bake. (pause, stare) Mike: You should be […]
Quiche is one of my absolute FAVORITE things, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s the perfect food—chock full of protein, fully customizable to your particular tastes, and ridiculously easy. Like why-don’t-I-just-make-this-every-week easy. I mean, you make a pie crust (or buy one, that’s totally okay), prebake it, mix together eggs, milk, cheese, and what-have-you, […]
Lately these days I’m finding I have less and less and less time in a day. I mean c’mon, where the heck does it all go?! I swear, one minute I’m groggily trying to drag my night owl rear end up for the day and the next I’m back in bed for the night wondering […]
It wasn’t until I was in my late twenties that I had natural peanut butter for the first time, and I remember marveling over the incredible peanutty flavor of it. The sandwich I had was reminiscent of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup thanks to the grainier texture and stronger peanut taste. Color me SOLD. I […]
Despite the miles between, it appears Jen and I share the same baking brain. Jen with her fabulously flexible Everyday Basic Muffins and then me with Cinnamon Sugar Breakfast Puffs. Huh. Guess we’ve got breakfast goodies on the brain! Please tell me you’ve already baked Jen’s Maple Coffee Cake with Oat Streusel and are in […]
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 […]
It’s my birthday! Again! Ugh! My friend Geoff (uhh, cough, just a few [several too many now]) years ago said, “Now that you’re 29, you can start subtracting every year.” At this point, that miiight be awkward. But thankfully I don’t feel my age. It’s just a number, riiiight?! That’s what folks say to […]
In my house, maple syrup is akin to liquid gold and the ONLY kind of maple syrup is Vermont maple syrup. (This is what happens when you marry a Real Vermonter.) The first time I made this recipe was as muffins, and Steve looked slightly panicked, slightly accusatory that I’d used maple syrup in baking. […]
A deftly simple pie that’s packed with big apple flavor crowned by a sweet foil of a crunchy crumble topping.
