Well, what haven’t I cooked or baked lately. I’ve been rewatching old episodes of Bake Off and if that doesn’t inspire you to get down with some butter and… Read more “Holiday Bakes and New Skills”
Category: baking
Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
I promise I don’t exist simply to reblog Smitten Kitchen recipes. It’s just that I follow that blog on Facebook, save a lot of the links, and thus… Read more “Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Chocolate peanut butter cake
My birthday is coming up in about a week and last weekend we had a shared family birthday celebration with my parents and cousins. I volunteered to… Read more “Chocolate peanut butter cake”
Ina Garten’s Irish Soda Bread
I’ve made proper soda bread for this blog before but this has come to be my favorite version, and this one is tarted up with currants, butter and… Read more “Ina Garten’s Irish Soda Bread”
Best Almond Cake
I’m still in an America’s Test Kitchen rut, this time with their Best Almond Cake. It’s from the same episode as the British-Style Currant Scones. (Free registration is… Read more “Best Almond Cake”
ATK British-Style Currant Scones
As I’ve mentioned before I have a scone-specific obsession. On our trips to Ireland I insist on packing myself full of scones and of course they vary… Read more “ATK British-Style Currant Scones”
The Farmette Cookbook.
Some time ago, perhaps after my first trip to Ireland but sometime before we went back to get married nearly two years later, I discovered and began… Read more “The Farmette Cookbook.”
No-Knead Crusty Bread.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m typically quite bad at baking bread but I’ve improved of late. In fact, I’ll have an updated recipe for brown bread just… Read more “No-Knead Crusty Bread.”
Hungarian dobostorte.
During our various travels in Ireland last year we watched a lot of BBC, mostly because that’s the bulk of what’s available on your basic hotel cable… Read more “Hungarian dobostorte.”
Berry and cinnamon swirl bread.
We’re having my parents over for brunch next weekend, so I’ve begun looking at recipes. I want to make something that I wouldn’t ordinarily make just for… Read more “Berry and cinnamon swirl bread.”