Just Baking

There was a recent fundraiser at my son’s school and I volunteered a Cookie of the Month Club, baked by yours truly, for six months as a prize to auction off. When I was knee deep in cookie batch number four, I was wondering if I had momentarily lost my mind.  The actual prize won’t […]

My mom has been working her way through a cupcake cookbook recently.  Two recipes down, and so far I haven’t had the chance to taste any yet.  She was killing me; she knows how much I like cupcakes!  I asked which cookbook it was and when she told me it was Cupcakes! From the Cake […]

Last week, I gave the kids in car pool a choice … strawberry cupcakes or a Hummingbird Cake. Hummingbird Cake won hands down, no doubt because they had no idea what it was. I love the adventurous spirit … we could all use a little more of that sometimes.
Of course, midway through making the darn […]

Compost Cookies.  They’re a funny little cookie.  Made famous as the brainchild of Momofuku’s pastry chef Christina Tosi, their list of ingredients is just as unique as the name of the cookie.  Pretzel pieces, chocolate, oats, coffee grinds, potato chips … it’s enough to make you wrinkle up your nose and turn tail.  They sell […]

Taste of Home magazine is currently running a Cakes & Tortes contest, where your special recipe could earn you a cool $500.
They are looking for recipes for layer cakes, pound cakes, sheet cakes, Bundts and more.  Whether it be a recipe from scratch or a kicked-up mix, this is your shot to turn your sweet […]

The glass cookie jar on the counter was getting dangerously low and it was time to rectify that situation. This recipe comes from a special Cookies magazine that Taste of Home put out around the Christmas holidays, and although I’m not a big fan of rolling cookies into little balls (I usually give that job […]

I’m always on the lookout for a good new cookie recipe to add to our regular rotation.  Luckily between various neighbors, family and friends, the office, Madeline’s daycare, Nick’s carpool and more, I have plenty of taste-testers ready to give me their opinion.  The quicker I get the desserts out of the house, the safer […]

Now is the time to nominate your favorite food or drink blog for the 2008 Food Blog Awards. All the details can be found on our main site.

Thank you so much for making our site a part of your regular routine.  Without you, we wouldn’t be here.  We will be taking a short break to celebrate the holidays with our family and friends, and will resume regular postings on Monday, January 5th (the official kick-off of the annual Food Blog Awards!).
Happy holidays!

At long last, it’s that time of year again, time to recognize your favorite food and drink blogs with the annual Food Blog Awards.  This year, in the interest of the upcoming holidays, we’ve moved our schedule up a bit, so it will not get underway until after the holidays. 
On Monday, January 5th, we will put […]