Cinnamon Sugar Breakfast Puffs


Breakfast, Muffins, Quick Bread, Recipes

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 […]

February 20, 2019

Maple Coffee Cake with Oat Streusel


Breakfast, Cake, Gluten Free, Muffins, Recipes

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. […]

February 3, 2019

Chewy Brownies


Brownies & Bars, Chocolate, Recipes

Ah.  Chewy brownies.  Yes, chewy brownies! Now, no offense here, I know this is a controversial, delicate topic. “Hey babe, we’re outta dessert-like items.  What can I interest you in?” From the couch I hear a loungy day-off grunt, “Brownies.” “Ok, brownies it is.” So beganeth an hour+ of recipe seeking.  Did you know brownies […]

January 7, 2019

Baking Powder Biscuits


Biscuits, Bread, Quick Bread, Recipes, Savory

Ya know, one of the bestest things about this spiffy baking blog of ours is that I finally have an excuse to rip-roar through the myriad of goodies I have always wanted to bake but never had a chance to. Now I do.  Woot!  So thank you!  Thank you for being here! Then, eeerrrrtttt, I […]

October 23, 2018

Perfect Brown Sugar Apple Crumble Tart + Hot Tips


Apple, Fruit, Holiday, Pastry, Recipes, Tart

Hey, here’s a hot baking tip for ya (is that a pun?):  just because a recipe is maybe miswritten or isn’t written to your liking or is incomplete or ingredients or instructions lead you awry, doesn’t mean you can’t bake.  I hear you scoffing.  And I mean no offense there, recipe writers.   Don’t give […]

October 17, 2018

Chocolate Sweet Rolls


Bread, Breakfast, Chocolate, Recipes, Sweet Roll

Suddenly it seems I have a mountain of things I feel the need to share with you Right.Now.  Soooo many things!  How do I pick?!  I’m all a’-tizzy, what to do?! And I apologize, there’s not much healthy about these.  shrug  I suspect you’ll forgive me. These are hands down, probably the most insane thing […]

July 18, 2018