Meyer Lemon Mania!
This is a little off topic for a baking blog, but at my book group last week we were talking about the abundance of Meyer lemons many of us were having right now, and I…
A Bundt for the Win!
My sons’ LOVE lemon cake. And this one is so moist and delicious, it truly is a Bundt that will win the hearts of anyone who tries it, and with 1/3 of a cup of…
Hitting Your Sweet Spot in 2016
It’s the first weekend of the New Year (OK, not officially, but last weekend was still vacation mode in our house!), and this has definitely been a week of reflection for me. I do not…
More Gifts for your favorite Baker…
I will never forget the dinner we had with good friends one December several years back. Our children were young, and the magic of Christmas was palpable as they ran around the house so excited…
Get those cookies rolling!
Whether you intend to bake enough for a small army, or you just want a plate for Santa on Christmas Eve, I will be posting all my tried and true favorites in the coming weeks.…
Christmas Snowball Cookies
I love to give cookies at Christmas. From your child’s teachers and coaches, to neighbors and friends alike, a tin of cookies is a gift of the heart. And while many of my kids had…
Gift recommendations for your favorite baker!
In honor of Black Friday, and my firm belief in avoiding throngs of shoppers at all costs, I am posting a list of great gift ideas for all the bakers in your life. I feel…
Zen and the Art of Baking Bread
When I first began this blog my intention was to post a new recipe about once a week, and with that in mind I began planning out what to post and when. But you know…
Holiday Pies from Heaven and Hell
My Granny was a baking diva, and she taught me almost everything she knew. But, unfortunately, there was one thing she just simply couldn’t get me to catch on to…pie crust! Believe me she tried,…
Granny’s Angel Biscuits
The weather here is finally starting to feel like fall, and with bathing suit season well past and a few blissful months before New Years resolutions, it is the perfect time to bake some biscuits.…