Okay, okay.  It has been WAY too long since I have posted here.  But a lot has been going on.  I started a new job, for example.  This new job is fabulous, and I love it, but let me tell you, the commute leaves me almost too tired and without time to do a lot [...]

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 [...]

I rarely get to make banana bread in my house because my husband likes his bananas when they’re still partially green.  He doesn’t like them too ripe.  In fact, he manages to eat most of them before a hint of brown is detected on the peel.  But every now and then I get lucky, and [...]

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 [...]

Crumb cake, which is not to be confused with good ole streusel-topped coffee cake, has been around for ages and ages.  In New York, it arrived in the late 1800s, when the German immigrants  started sharing their recipe for krummel kuchen. New York bakeries started making their own version, using a traditional yeasted Danish dough, [...]

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 [...]

Valentine’s Day always provides a good excuse for baking.  So this year, I made  a bunch of sugar cookies.  I’ll be the first to admit that sugar cookies are not my forte.  They have either been too thin, too dense, too flavorless, or the icing is just not right.  So this time, I set out [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Last Friday, my husband and I decided to take a trip to one of our favorite local restaurants. I had forgotten how delicious their homemade house dressing tastes. It’s a clear garlic dressing with bleu cheese crumbles. I don’t like food that is overly garlic, and bleu cheese is not my favorite. But the combination [...]

For someone who likes cooking and baking, a Cook’s Illustrated magazine subscription is a wonderful gift. And for someone like me, who likes to know the “why” and “how” behind the science of baking, a book like Baking Illustrated is a must-have in the kitchen. Both publications come from the gurus at America’s Test Kitchen. [...]

This is one of those cookies that deserves a special spot in any cookie arsenal. It certainly has a place in mine. In the “About” section, I write about spending time with my grandmother during the summers of my youth, preparing for entering our baked goods in our county fair. Well, in 2008, this darling [...]

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, [...]

One of the most common things people say to me when they hear that I make all of the breads for our home every week is, “But why? Buying it is so cheap?” But, thanks to my friends at King Arthur, I can tell them that, in fact, they’re wrong. No, you see, making your [...]

It’s nearly 10:00 in the evening where I live, and those of you who know me, even remotely, know that it’s about 90 minutes past my bedtime. But I’ve been awake, tooling around online and catchup up on some much needed blog reading. Only moments ago, my eyes feasted upon what quite possibly could be [...]

English muffins are a breakfast staple in many homes. They are a low-sugar muffin option, more flavorful than some toasts, and they go well with many breakfast items. They are the foundation of many of the best breakfast sandwiches, and English Muffin pizzas are an easy solution for last-minute meals. But have you ever baked [...]

In 2008, my New Year’s resolution was to try 50 new recipes. That essentially boils down to one per week, and without an official tally, I believe I made it. One of the recipes I tried for the first time was the Amish Dinner Roll Recipe from King Arthur Flour. Now, nearly one year later, [...]