Posts Tagged baked

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.

Creating Cozy

Ever since returning from our October trip to Venice and Slovenia, I’ve been unable to stop baking.

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.

Plums + Buckwheat

We were once again gifted a box of plums from our neighbors’ plum tree.

My Maui Food Memory

Along with visiting the Haleakala Crater and driving The Road to Hana, I planned another must-do for our trip to Maui: eating as much banana bread as possible.

Baking to Focus

I'm selective about the recipes I share on this site.

Embracing Change in the Form of a Cookie

Certain things change when you get married.

An Energy Boost

I've come to rely on afternoon snack breaks.

Six Pints of Strawberries: Strawberry Bread

When I brought home six pints of strawberries, my vague ideas about what to do with them consisted mostly of what I didn't want to do with them.

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.

The Only Thing that Matters is Taste

Do you think this looks like "the death star exploded" (Justin) or something "otherworldly and beautiful" (me)?

Welcoming Fall Flavors

While my closet moves confidently into Fall, my palate is less gung-ho.

The Best Blueberry Muffins?

I have a recipe binder that I'm slowly filling with interesting recipes I've clipped from magazines and newspapers.

Pistachio Biscotti

It shouldn’t be a secret that I have a fondness for pistachios.

A New Contender

Everyone loves brunch on the weekend--especially, it seems, in Brooklyn.

A New Appreciation

My husband loves scones.

Practice Means Wanting a Bigger Slice of the Cake

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

Cooking it Fresh: Bosc Pears

Each time I write a Fresh from the Market product post, I'll follow that post with a recipe I've tested.

Canned Pumpkin Problem

This past Fall, I acted like (some) people do before a big snowstorm and stocked up like I wouldn't be able to leave the apartment all winter.

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.

A Harvest Pie

My favorite kind of baking doesn't involve icing cupcakes, decorating cookies, or layering a cake.

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.

Earl Grey Biscotti

I love the idea of cooking with tea and, in fact, own a different tea cookbook, Tea Cuisine.