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 […]
Becky: (opens microwave [our dog-proof baked-good storage hiding place when we leave the house], removes plate, turns and holds in front of husband, light magically emanates from said plate) Mike: (loooooonnnng stare) (long stare) Mike: Uhh…. Becky: (quietly holding glowing plate) Mike: You should not be allowed to bake. (pause, stare) Mike: You should be […]
I don’t make muffins very often—I’m more of a coffee cake or quick bread kind of gal mostly because they’re less work. Not that muffins are labor intensive, mind you. Nope, I’m just lazy. I’d rather grease and flour one cake or bread pan and pour all the batter into it than grease the edges […]
A deftly simple pie that’s packed with big apple flavor crowned by a sweet foil of a crunchy crumble topping.
Years ago, I came across these ah-MAZING bagels at my local grocery store—chock full of nuts, seeds, and dried cranberries, they were hearty, lightly sweet, and utter perfection. They were also seasonal, much to my dismay. My pleas to the bakery staff did no good. They had no control over which bagels were baked each […]
It’s funny, starting this blog, rarities like buttermilk and heavy cream and various flours and heaps of chocolate and etcetera and etcetera are now on permanent standby, at the ready for drop-of-the-hat baking. Which is generally my M.O. Life is hard, yup, and poor Mike suffers so. However, things like cream cheese are not, oddly […]
Hey, here’s a hot baking tip for ya (is that a pun?): just because a recipe is maybe miswritten or isn’t written to your liking or is incomplete or ingredients or instructions lead you awry, doesn’t mean you can’t bake. I hear you scoffing. And I mean no offense there, recipe writers. Don’t give […]
First, I have to come clean. I am responsible for some Twitter harassment that’s been going on for years. It’s true. Every August, during peach season, I mercilessly taunt Jody Perkins with my photos of this amazing crispy peach cobbler. I’d like to tell you I feel bad about it, but truth be told, I […]
Ok so pies are not my jam. Well wait. I like pies. I like to eat pies. I like to make pies. Pies stress me out though. I get Dough Anxiety. It’s a registered thing in the uh DSM-5. For real. (Ok, don’t dig too deep.) No doubt many of us have Dough Anxiety. […]
We have a constant supply of bananas in the house, and despite the fact that my kids are part fruit bat, we often end up with some getting overripe. Depending on the time of year, this happens once in a great while or every week (I’m looking at you, summer). I’d swear bananas are going […]
