Category Archives: Baking

This recipe is a keeper.  I love potato bread.  My standby recipe came from an old Sunset magazine.  This recipe won’t take that one out of first place, but it comes in a close second.  It’s much quicker to make … Continue reading →

These cookies had mixed reactions from the people that I shared them with.  I had to assure my husband that those orange bits in them were not carrots before he would eat them.  The ones I left in the staff … Continue reading →

This almost flour-less cake (1 1/2 tablespoons of flour)  could easily be called “death by chocolate”.  Looking at the recipe ingredients and reading the early comments by other bakers, I knew this was going to be rich.  It was absolutely … Continue reading →

My Focaccia turned out “ok”.  This recipe takes quite a bit of advance preparation.  After mixing and two rises then the dough spends 24-36 hours in the refrigerator.  Then an hour and a half before you want to bake it … Continue reading →

The description in Baking with Julia for this tart reads “easier to reproduce at home than you’d think at first glance”.   I agree.  This tart tastes wonderful, looks impressive and was easy to make.  What more could you want! … Continue reading →

My husband took one look at this pizza and said he was headed to the store for pepperoni.  Since it was ready to bake and would be done in 15 minutes I convinced him to wait and try it.  He … Continue reading →

When I looked at the photo of this beautiful bread wreath in the book, I was worried! Could I possibly reproduce this?  Well I did!  I must say I would need a bit more practice to get a really nice … Continue reading →

This has been quite a week!  I have been at the vets twice with the pup!  First, he ate my sock.  Then a couple of days later I was looking for my microfiber cleaning cloth that the ophthalmologist gave me … Continue reading →

I hardly ever bake brownies. Not because I don’t like them, quite the opposite. It’s really hard not to eat the entire pan by myself! I could have eaten all of these myself, but to save myself I took them … Continue reading →