We’ve been so fabulously seasonal lately here on Flaky Bakers, with our Blueberry Cheesecake Pie, Fresh Blueberry Pie, and (for our furry family members) Peanut Butter and Blueberry Pupcakes. As blueberry season is winding down, it seemed only right to head into zucchini season with a zucchini bread recipe. Last fall, my friend Kayte had […]
When it gets blistering hot out, I lose all desire to bake. Am I alone in this? It’s not just that I don’t want to heat up the kitchen and house (though that IS a major factor), but it’s also that I don’t want to even be near a hot stove when it’s hot. And, […]
It’s blueberry season! It’s also hot and humid as Hades outside, so I’m in no mood to bake and heat up the house. Luckily, I am in possession of a fabulous no-bake pie recipe that I look forward to making every year when fresh blueberries are abundant and affordable. And, wow, are they abundant and […]
Healthy cookies? I know, it’s an oxymoron. But trust me on this—these cookies are healthy. Or healthy-ish. I mean they have quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) which is this fabulous little seed that is high in protein and chock full of health benefits. STAY WITH ME. I know I just said there’s quinoa in these cookies, but […]
Since mid-May, we’ve been gathering with friends every Friday evening for a pick-up game of soccer. All ages, all skills, and ALL fun. Last night, on the summer solstice, the weather was PERFECT. Sunny, but a cool 70-something Fahrenheit. I LOVE these days. Like, if I could live someplace where this was the exact weather […]
Last week a dear neighbor gifted me a wedging table he’d built for my new home pottery studio. When I’d asked him if he would be willing to build one for me, I’d offered to pay him. “Just pay for the wood,” he’d said. But when he brought the finished table over to the studio […]
Becky is the frosting guru around these parts, and I LOVE the chocolate frosting she made for Breezy’s Chocolate Chocolate Birthday Cake. It’s light, it’s fluffy, and it’s not overly sweet. It’s really perfection, if you ask me. And the first time I made it—almost exactly a year ago—I decided to get fancy and pipe […]
The first thing you should know about this recipe is, just like the Vanilla Buttermilk Cookies, these jam bars are hard to stop eating. I mean, you don’t think it’s going to be a problem when you’re making them, but then you’ve let them cool, cut into them, and you’re taking that first bite of […]
Quiche is one of my absolute FAVORITE things, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s the perfect food—chock full of protein, fully customizable to your particular tastes, and ridiculously easy. Like why-don’t-I-just-make-this-every-week easy. I mean, you make a pie crust (or buy one, that’s totally okay), prebake it, mix together eggs, milk, cheese, and what-have-you, […]
It wasn’t until I was in my late twenties that I had natural peanut butter for the first time, and I remember marveling over the incredible peanutty flavor of it. The sandwich I had was reminiscent of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup thanks to the grainier texture and stronger peanut taste. Color me SOLD. I […]
