I love pita bread.  I especially love homemade pita bread.  It’s one of those breads that so many home bakers never think of taking on.  But it is one of the EASIEST breads to make.  It’s a quick mix and a quick bake, and the end result is a dozen or so pitas just waiting [...]

Anyone who has been paying the least bit of attention to this blog in the last week or so knows that I’ve been doing a lot of spring and Easter related baking.  I thought I would do a little roundup of the themed cupcakes, hopefully in time for you all to be inspired into making [...]

My previous post showed off the cutest little chicks in the form of cupcake pops.  While I was making those, I also wanted to make bunnies to go along with the whole Easter theme.  Bakerella, who has demonstrated her cupcake pops on Martha Stewart, had a version of bunnies on her site, but I was [...]

Anyone who enjoys reading baking blogs will know the this design is not my creation.  While there are a good many of us who wish these adorable cupcake pops were from our imaginations, these fine little creatures are from Bakerella. Spring has just sprung and Easter is a short time away.  I am headed to [...]

Deep dish pizza, especially homemade deep dish pizza, is one of those things that literally oozes with satisfaction.  To me, the perfect deep dish pizza crust has a slightly crisp outside edge, but a gooey, chewy, tender all around crust.  I’ve tried about ten different deep dish pizza recipes in the last few years and [...]

My husband and I have been eating a lot less meat recently.  It’s part of our overall goal to become healthier, and live a more eco-friendly lifestyle.  But, we still have those cravings ever now and again.  For me, a big winter craving is my easy pot roast recipe. This pot roast is so simple [...]

One of my favorite breads to have around the house is this Quizno’s flat bread copycat recipe.  If you’ve ever had a Quizno’s “Sammy” and loved the bread, then this is the recipe you’ll want to make at home. Not only is this recipe remarkably easy to make, it’s flavorful and good for so much [...]

Anyone who regularly reads food blogs has heard of Pioneer Woman.  She’s been in the food blog scene for a long time and she has wrangled herself plenty of fans.  As I have been on a mission to find the most perfect cinnamon roll recipe, I thought I would try the one that fans of [...]

As a child, I never enjoyed pecan pie.  It was full of nuts and that, to my child brain, meant it was somehow healthy.  Little did I know that pecan pie is sweet, salty, syrupy, and oh-so-delish.  So when I got older, I started to enjoy pecan pie.  But not all of the time. I’ve [...]

Inspired by two upcoming events — Halloween and my nephew’s first birthday — I decided to try my hand at making some of the animal cupcakes in the adorable book, Hello, Cupcake! I decided to choose a recipe and decorating scheme that seemed only moderately labor intensive, but still fun. Decorating cupcakes, for me, is [...]

Everyone should have a go-to easy chocolate frosting recipe.  This is a recipe that I’ve used as an all-purpose recipe for years.  Unlike canned frosting, it has a rich, buttery taste and it dries down to a more solid finish.  That makes it nice for decorating, too. Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe 1 stick of butter, [...]

Homemade Twix Bars – Chocolate and Caramel and Yum – Oh My! I’ve been a very busy woman over the last few months.  I worked in a happenin’ little restaurant through Labor Day weekend, and I started a new job in the beginning of August.  Combined, I was on duty seven days a week, and [...]

The restaurant where I work is known for providing the area with a generous lox platter unlike anything else to be found for miles.  It’s one of our most popular dishes, selling like mad every weekend. I am the resident baker (surprise, surprise) and when I saw the bagels and lox cupcakes in the wonderful [...]

One night before bed, I was paging through a borrowed copy of Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook when I stumbled upon a gorgeous loaf of what appeared to be a chocolate lover’s wonderland:  Chocolate Babka. My husband, seeing my wide eyes and the drool rolling down my chin, declared that it looked like something right up [...]

When it comes to home baking, there are few yeast breads that are as popular as cinnamon rolls or sticky buns.  For some reason, home bakers love to make them.  I love to make them, too, but I do have a pet peeve with most of the rolls coming out of home kitchens. I hate [...]

Like many baked items in the yeast bread category, croissants are often intimidating.  Making croissants isn’t difficult and it can be done in stages, so this recipe is easy for people with busy lives. When it comes to baking croissants, there are generally two types you can bake: “croissants de patissier” and “croissants de boulanger.”  In France, [...]

It has been awhile since I have had time to update this lovely little blog, but I do have a bunch of new recipes and photos to share, so make sure to tune in regularly. Last month, my friends Karen and the Sheriff were visiting, and since I hadn’t seen the Sheriff in a long [...]

For the holidays, my mother-in-law gave me a book, Ultimate Cake Mix Book. It’s a small book, but it has many ideas, especially for those who don’t want to take the time to make a cake from scratch. It’s also full of cake mix recipes that have nothing to do with cake. It has cookie [...]

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I say, that in this case, it’s just delicious. Anyone who has ever had the Sweet Corn Tamale Cakes at the popular chain restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory, has tasted just a little piece of heaven. The first time I had their sweet corn tamale cakes, [...]