Posts Tagged cake

The Appeal of The Great British Bake Off

Besides a week-long stretch when I was sick and lay on the couch watching the entire first season of Grey’s Anatomy, The Great British Bake Off is the closest I’ve ever come to obsessively binge-watching a tv show.

Crash-Free Baking

If you walked into my kitchen one afternoon, the winter light reflecting off of cabinets and counters like a blue-ish laser beam, and saw this cake sitting on one of those counters, delicate and decadent, you might feel your shock crowding out your hunger.

Easter Pancakes

We livened up our weekend pancakes (it's true, we eat pancakes most weekends!), by transforming the chocolate chip rounds into easter shapes: bunnies and chicks.

Red Ace Beet Pancakes

After a nearly two year hiatus, I’m surprised to write that we’re once again CSA members.

A "No Bowl Left Clean" Coffee Cake

I first made this coffee cake last year, around the start of Fall.

Portland Larder?

When we lived in Brooklyn – which seems like at least a year ago, but in reality was a mere four months ago – I visited Brooklyn Larder three to four times a week.

Sharing Portland

When a family member or friend visits your new city for the first time, excitement often mixes with nervous energy.

“Portland-ing”

I tend to glance at the 10-day weather forecast more often than is healthy.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband, Justin!

A Scandinavian Treat

We brought home a few souvenirs from our September trip to London and Copenhagen, including this cute Danish bird, a small vase by Anne Black, and several Christmas presents.

Cooking it Fresh: Apricots

I brought a bagful of Red Jacket Orchards’ apricots home with me on Thursday.

Seasonal Pancakes: Blueberry

Seasonal Pancakes: Strawberry

I've posted about Justin's chocolate chip pancakes before.

Three Layers, Four Hours

Since I’ve weathered the storm—though my kitchen, even after cleaning for an hour last night is still in disarray—the recipe at the end of this post is my adapted take, with the steps in the order I think they should be.

Practice Means Wanting a Bigger Slice of the Cake

I will humbly admit that I loved how my first cake came out.

Cake!

I made my very first cake this weekend, in honor of my mother-in-law's birthday.

Birthday (Polenta) Cake

This is actually a dish I was hoping to make the day before Thanksgiving, for all of us to munch on while we were cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

Happy Halloween!

The best way to eat plums

Last weekend I realized that it had been weeks since I had made anything fruit related.

Pistachio Obsessed

My love for pistachios is practically predestined.

Chocolate Cake & Tea Break

American Style Cupcakes in London

Two weeks ago today, we started our honeymoon in London, England.

‘The Best Strawberry Shortcakes’

Edible Communities is a network of local food magazines.

One Girl Cookies: A Focus on Quality

One Girl Cookies is one of my favorite places in all of Brooklyn and just happened to be next on my round of cupcake reviews!

A Weekend Tradition

For our family of two, making chocolate chip pancakes has come to signify a leisurely weekend morning.