Just Baking

A few years ago, Quinn came up with this recipe as a special treat for me. I love, love, love all things cream cheese. Somehow, the recipe got buried among the countless recipes I’ve collected. Then, the other morning, I woke up to find that Quinn had not only unearthed the recipe […]

Do you love making “extreme” cookies with your child? Think you have what it takes to win the Second Annual Second Annual WearEver® AirBake® Extreme Cookie Challenge Extreme Cookie Challenge and proudly bear the title, Cookie Champions?
Submit a recipe between now and January 7th, 2008 for a chance to compete against four other parent/child […]

You know how there are certain foods that just go together? You could not even fathom having the meal with out its perfect counterpart? Pizza and a coke is one example. Pizza just does not taste the same with a glass of milk or water accompanying it. Chicken and noodles and mashed potatoes. They just […]

Thanksgiving is approaching fast and for those of you who love pumpkin pie may want to try following this how-to video from Aga Links on making pumpkin pie using fresh pumpkin.

Despite the many baking failures I had over the past, I am extremely blessed in the biscotti department. In fact I find my favorite biscotti recipe the first time I attempted it. Although I blogged about these biscottis a couple of times in the past, I failed to include the recipe. Firstly because I am […]

Don’t let the chocolate bars in the picture fool you, there is no chocolate in these muffins.  Don’t let that dissuade you from making them though, they’re honey bran muffins with blueberries and they complete any breakfast.  The reason for the chocolate bars is that they’re what I found while making these muffins.  I reached […]

I messed up somehow, big time. I was trying to make a recipe from Hamelman’s “Bread”, and I thought I would double the recipe to make more loaves for a party I was having.
The recipe called for a poolish to sit overnight. This part was easy, just flour, water and yeast. Overnight, […]

The first days of November mark Mexico’s Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a lively and rich tradition in which departed loved ones are honored and the cycle of life is celebrated.
Although I have never had the opportunity to visit Mexico during this festive time, I wanted to try my hand at making […]

I knew this day would come…I am officially a ma’am. I was at the grocery store yesterday and was having a nice little conversation with the young checkout guy. Then, I moved down to pick up my bags of groceries and the young kid bagging the groceries started up a conversation.
Him - “How are you […]