The week goes by way too quickly for me, so when Sunday rolled around (yet again), I needed a baked good that was really quick to make for Meat and Tater Man to take along with him on assignment out of town for yet another week. In between loads of laundry, I reached for one of Elinor Klivans’ baking books. […]
Banana Bread Brownies from the Fat Witch Bakery
When I saw this little book called Fat Witch Brownies, I just had to pick it up – who can resist a book dedicated solely to the almighty culinary achievement, the brownie? I knew I would enjoy reading it, and baking from it. I love making and eating brownies, and my daughter follows willingly in […]
Butterrum Puddings
This started out as butterscotch pudding, but we’re not scotch drinkers, so I switched the scotch with rum, and baptized it with a new name. And I dare say, it was a match made in heaven. My husband’s mother used to make butterscotch pie all the time, so this dessert brings back special memories in […]
Strawberry Coffee Cake
There is something rather delightful that happens when the food about which you write is also being consumed as a snack at the same time. In this case, I’ve got a thick slice of strawberry coffee cake alongside a large mug of chai tea, and am ready to write about it. First, I take a […]
Baklava Muffins
Every weekend I bake a batch of muffins. I find it tremendously comforting to have some baked goods in the house at all times; it gives me that domestic goddess feeling, and I quite like the idea of owning up to that image of the happy homemaker who cooks and bakes from scratch for the […]