There are so many tutorials floating around Pinterest for star bread. I think I first saw them on Adventures in Cooking. I fell in love with Eva’s photography and found out she is from Portland! Small world. Her recipes are amazing and there are so many I’ve been pinning to save and try at a…
Christmas
christmas cookies for gifting
Don’t you love how every season there’s something new to discover in the kitchen? Tarts and crisps in the summer; pies in the fall; cookies for Christmas. There are so many baking blogs with great ideas for gifting treats. I love Half Baked Harvest’s cookie box ideas. She has the best recipes and I love…
cranberry orange layer cake with orange buttercream frosting
So many cranberries, so little time. Baking with seasonal ingredients is such a great way to experiment and find new ways of using what’s available. Take cranberries. I have some frozen ones that I use for smoothies whenever the mood strikes. But having fresh cranberries is so much better. Frozen berries mean too much moisture…
chocolate espresso crinkle cookies
Every year the granddaughters on my in-law’s side get together to bake Christmas cookies. These chocolate espresso crinkle cookies are my take on a favorite the girls make every year. They’ve been doing it since the oldest (who is about 30!), was old enough to bake with grandma. The cookies are divided up and given…
mini pumpkin bundt cakes with maple icing
The weather has shifted, which means it’s socially acceptable to bake with fall ingredients. Pumpkin, being at the top of that ingredient list, gets used in cakes, breads, smoothies, and breakfast treats. When it’s summer time and I’m able to use all the fruit and berries that grow in my garden, I get sad when…
ginger cookies
There are certain flavors that scream fall. Pumpkin. Cranberry. Molasses. Apple. Gingerbread. I like some more than others. I’m sure that’s true for just about everybody. And I don’t mind trying new things to see if there are combinations that will appeal to me. When I was a kid, I recall eating these rock hard…