Since I make muffins on a regular basis, I’m usually on the lookout for a good muffin recipe. I’ve got tons of baking books, so I know I’ve got many muffin recipes, but sometimes I don’t feel like looking through all of my books to find a new recipe for my weekend breakfast staple. […]
Fresh Pineapple Crumble Cake
Here is a lovely cake you can make over the weekend, with fresh pineapple. I’ve long been a fan of pineapple upside down cakes, but I find the cake part often ends up being very dense, instead of having a nice light crumb you would expect from a basic vanilla cake. This recipe works – […]
Sour Cream Breakfast Pancakes with Caramelized Pineapple Topping
Catchy recipe title, huh? I don’t often crave pancakes, but when I do, nothing else will suffice. This past weekend had me nearly racing to the stove to whip up a batch of pancakes, especially after my daughter suggested them for breakfast. I’ve been eating a lot of eggs for breakfast lately in an […]
Any Day All-Occasion Snack Cake
I’m not going to tap dance around the subject of photography today. Let’s get straight to the issue, shall we? This blog post suffers from lack of good photography. My usual process is to snap pictures while prepping, cooking or baking, and I then snap a few more of the finished dish, after being portioned […]
Baked Calvados Caramel Apples
Forgive me if you’re a stranger to Calvados. Most people to whom I introduce this apple-based brandy from the French region of Lower Normandy are unfamiliar with it. It’s made with cider, and aged in oak casks before being bottled, and its maturation period varies. The longer it ages, the more it resembles a fine […]