Whole-wheat Walnut Raisin Baguettes
It so happens (perhaps related to why I haven’t been posting) that I’m getting paid to bake now. Obviously, there’s lots to learn. There’s lots about production baking that I […]
Blueberry Lemon Poppyseed ‘Muffins’
These are not muffins. Do not be fooled. They are mini cakes with lots of butter and the blueberries do not make them wholesome. But why would you want wholesome, […]
Basic Pretzels
Woah. Look at ’em all! And look! We’re back to posting! So we thought we followed the recipe properly. Mixed the correct number of ingredients, swaddled the dough carefully in […]
Bake sale basics: bake what you know
As some readers of this blog know, I’m in the thick of grad school. During summer months that leaves me quite a bit of time for culinary experimentation (see, for […]
Whole Wheat Butternut Squash Pancakes
It’s always great when you can combine two of your favorite things in one super-healthy, super-tasty super-breakfast. And then slather it all in syrup. This syrup. Which maybe is only […]
A Tiramisu of Your Own
Our ‘healthy’ category is really underused. It’s desserts like this that make me think that we should make its reverse: what about ‘diabolical’? Because ‘sinful’ connotes guilt, and I am […]
Sesame-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These cookies aren’t really that radically different from your run-of-the-mill chocolate chip cookie, but the sesame seeds, butter, and chunks of chocolate combine to something sublime. I found the recipe […]
Tomato and marmalade pasta
Following the relative success of my tomato and orange juice soup I thought I would try a spinoff of my own invention: a tomato and marmalade pasta sauce. Sound like […]
Late Summer – Cherry Pie
Cherry pie is dark and intensely sweet. Maybe just what you need as the evenings are getting darker, but still warm enough to sit outside to watch the stars come […]
Gluten-free peanut butter brownies
Earlier this summer, I made an attempt at a dessert recipe that promised to delight: Peanut Butter and Fleur de Sel Brownies. Later this summer, specifically the evening of August […]
