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Pies & Thighs Biscuits 24 Nov 2011 | 07:26 am
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and since I can't find the photo of the Sweet Potato Pound Cake I was going to post, I made biscuits instead. This is now my favorite biscuit. Not just because of the name P...
Buttermilk Sandwich Loaf 23 Nov 2011 | 01:46 pm
For years now, we've been all about slow bread. Overnight rises, no-kneading, almost no-kneading, storing bread dough in the fridge. I've been happy to turn out crusty artisanal loaves in my dutch ove...
Oatmeal-Graham Bread (#2) 3 Jun 2011 | 04:04 pm
The weather last weekend was alternatively rainy or hot, which meant there was almost no gardening accomplished at our house. I was stuck in the house baking, poor me. Included on the menu was another...
"The Chewy" Pretzel Cookie 28 May 2011 | 03:20 pm
This week, Charlie asked me for a chocolate chip cookie in her lunch, but I wanted to make something a bit different. I hadn't yet tried Alton Brown's famous Chewy cookie recipe, and since I had all t...
Easier Key Lime Pie 23 May 2011 | 03:01 pm
It's finally warming up here in Chicago, not warm enough yet for local strawberries, but enough to make me crave something cool and tart. Plus, limes were 10 for a dollar at my local grocer. I was ha...
Mexican Chocolate Streusel Brownies 17 May 2011 | 03:29 pm
I love Mexican chocolate in the winter. If you've never had Mexican chocolate, it's a blend of chocolate, sugar, ground almonds and cinnamon that you melt in milk and then whisk into a deliciously spi...
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies 11 May 2011 | 02:39 pm
I had taken a couple months off from baking for the Night Ministry during tax season, but I really missed it. Not because I'm such a sharing and caring kind of gal (although I totally am), but I love ...
Silky Chocolate Frosting 5 May 2011 | 02:30 pm
The other day, Charlie asked me to help her make cupcakes for a friend's birthday. I was pleased, not just that Charlie wanted to bake and spend a little time with me, but that she knows baking is abo...
Flaky Scones 30 Apr 2011 | 04:56 pm
Like many women in North America, I woke up extra early this morning to watch the Prince William and Kate Middleton get married. My daughter woke up even earlier to watch the BBC "pre-game" coverage. ...
Oatmeal Bread #1 28 Apr 2011 | 02:58 pm
You may be surprised to know I'd never made oatmeal bread before. How could I have missed this? Brown, sweet, nutty bread just begging for butter and jam. Lovely toasted for breakfast, delicious with ...
