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Tag: baking
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Blackberries & Cream Cobbler
The key to a perfect cobbler is understanding the fruit. This means, of course, that you should be tasting it and paying attention. Such a rough chore, but for my family, I’ll nibble berries while baking! We brought home three (scant) quarts of berries yesterday, and I promised the First Reader a cobbler as soon…
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Russian Cupcakes
Ok, they aren’t really Russian. They are triple chocolate, with buttercream frosting. The Russian part comes in how they are decorated… The latest cake decorating rage is these single-tip flowers. I was curious, so I used some of my art money (I only buy art supplies when I sell art, so it’s a self-supporting hobby)…
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The Great Cookie Caper
Today is my First Reader’s birthday. We have no gift-exchange traditions, we are as likely to give one another spontaneous gifts as we are to wait for some arbitrarily special day. So for his birthday I had planned to do our usual of making a special meal for him (tonight will be steak and veg…
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Cheesecake Brioche
The other day the First Reader was looking at something in the bakery section at the grocery. He does this often, and it’s a toss-up whether we buy it, or I say ‘I can make that for you?’ depending on the schedule. So the Brioche/Danish thing he was looking at stayed on the shelf, and…
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Hearty Oaties
The First Reader’s favorite cookies are, surprisingly, almost healthy. Almost. But not all the way there. Oh, and the other thing about these? They must never, ever have raisins in them. Raisins are evil deceptions for people expecting chocolate chips. A while back I ran out of butter, but wanted to make cookies, so I…
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Hot Soft Pretzels
The other day the First Reader had mentioned pretzels. And he wasn’t talking about the hard ones I buy in bulk for kid snacks. I knew what he meant… the warm, soft, delicious things that most people associate with overpriced mall vendors of dubious origin. I’ve made soft pretzels before, and they aren’t difficult to…
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Date-Walnut Muffins
When you start out the day with a vista like this, cold, gray, and a layer of fresh snow on frozen ground, but not enough to be a glistening white blanket of winter wonderland… that’s when you need something special. I was standing in the kitchen contemplating what to do for breakfast when the First…
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The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker
As I was standing in the kitchen early this morning making Sunday Breakfast, I was thinking about something. It started with bacon, as I was laying out odd pieces as neatly as I could to bake them. We’re having monkey bread and baked bacon, and eggs for those who want them (the First Reader). One…
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Lemon Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies
These have long been a favorite with my children, in no small part for the kinetic molding method (what kid doesn’t love to stick their fingers into cookie dough?) and because they are nearly infinitely customizable. At least in my kitchen… Because you fill the thumbprint with jam or jelly, and I usually have anywhere…
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Easy-Peasy Ciabatta Bread
I needed a bread for an ETWYRT recipe, and it’s been a while since I made this, but it’s so good. And it’s super easy to make up, it just takes a while. This is a bread that can take two days to make, or you can do it in five hours. Most of that…
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Eat This While You Read That: Jim Baen
Writing this post made me reflect on missed opportunities. I never got to meet Jim Baen in person. I would have liked to, and to take him pecan sandies, which I knew were his favorites. Sadly, I couldn’t travel, and then, he was gone. But he’ll never be forgotten and I wanted to pay…
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Eat This While you Read That: Kacey Ezell
I’m not sure where to start with Kacey Ezell. For one thing, I want to fangirl here, but I don’t want to embarrass her, either. It’s not for her writing – although that’s very good, and you’ll enjoy it – it’s for what she’s done. I knew about her for years before I got to…