All too often blueberry muffins are a disappointment. Blueberry muffin recipes are often too dry, not fluffy enough, stained violet, or all the berries sink to the bottom. The struggle for the perfect blueberry muffin led me through a gauntlet of unhappiness and bad muffins, but I am happy to report that I won the [...]
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
I think pita bread may be magic. Not that it will grant wishes or anything, but I think the way it goes from thin, flat dough into a hearty pocket of bread fascinating. Aside from the fascination factor, the versatility of pita bread is endless. Stuff them with lunch meat for a sandwich, top [...]
Friday, February 26, 2010
I might have been thinking of cookies when I made these scones. I was craving chocolate chip cookies the other day when a picture of some cream scones caught my eye. Why couldn’t I take the best flavors of a chocolate chip cookie and combine them with some scones? So, I did just that! I [...]
Friday, January 29, 2010
Growing up in Texas, cornbread was something we ate almost weekly. Mom would almost always make her cornbread in a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. That skillet gave the the cornbread a lovely crust on the bottom and I would always pick off the crusty bottom before eating the tender center. We never got fancy with [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Ready for something a tad more advanced? It takes time to make, but it is SO worth it. I fell in love with croissant making a few semesters ago in my Laminated Dough class. Bread making is among my favorite things to do in the kitchen, but making laminated doughs (doughs with butter sandwiched between [...]
Friday, October 23, 2009
I’ve discussed inspiration here a few times, and I admit mine comes from the strangest places. This bit of inspiration hit in my local grocery store’s rather dismal bakery section. Let’s be honest, grocery store bakeries are bleak places stuffed with pre-fab cakes smothered with greasy icing, cookie pucks, and pies with what can best [...]
Friday, September 11, 2009
I love doughnuts. There is something wonderfully fun about fried dough smothered in a sweet glaze. Doughnuts are perfect for parties, meetings, brunches, and breakfasts with a hot cup of coffee. If you have never had a homemade doughnut you really must try one. They are pretty easy to make, you can even make [...]
Thursday, August 27, 2009
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again. Ireland changed my life. On my first night in Dublin my husband and I found a bustling pub in the Temple Bar District which served traditional Irish food. Now, most pubs sell Guinness stew and soda bread, but this pub had bangers and mash, roasted [...]
Friday, July 3, 2009
Tomorrow is the 4th of July here in the US, and I can think of no better way to celebrate our nation’s independence than with a hearty breakfast of flaky and tender buttermilk biscuits. For years I struggled with buttermilk biscuits. Drop biscuits I had down pat. I could make batches of those fluffy little [...]
Friday, June 19, 2009
Is there anything more comforting than the smell of warm cinnamon rolls? If there is, I can’t think of it right now. While I love the traditional cinnamon roll, and believe me I do, I thought it would be fun to take my cinnamon roll dough and make it into a swirled [...]
Monday, June 21, 2010
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