A blog that I read, For Goodness Sake, recently had a post about some of my bread–in the post Linda called herself a “bread stalker” and said she stalked my breads (a HUGE compliment, by the way). Well I have 2 blogs that I check into primarily for bread as well–Wild Yeast and Farmgirl Fare….
Great Grandma Kelly’s Jam Cake
Admit it, you think this is my great grandmother’s jam cake. Oh no my friend, this is my grandmother’s great grandmother’s jam cake. My mom and I did the math and we are figuring this recipe is at least 130 years old. And this is the best part, check out what my mom emailed me…
Laura’s Orange Scented Take on Shirley’s Even Greater American Pound Cake
As far as I can tell every baker I know–or every cookbook-collecting baker, maybe not my mom who buys about 1 cookbook per year–has run out and bought a copy of Shirley Corriher’s Bakewise. So how could I do otherwise? I got a good deal on it, which was happy given that I try to…
Scones For Playgroup
Someone just made my day! Amanda, of My Finds Online, has listed me #2 of her Top 25 Recipe Blogs of 2009! Wow! I’ve gotten some cool awards, but I gotta admit this one is really exciting! Thanks, Amanda! As you all know, I hosted playgroup for the first time this week. And promptly freaked…
Tapatio Cheddar Bread
Bread Baking Day I have missed you! The theme this month is cheese and bread–and strangely enough I have had a devil of a time with it. My first effort was terrible–so terrible I actually threw it away. Maybe it was just me, I don’t know. Maybe I am not meant to appreciate Parmesan in…
Pumpkin Patch Spice Cupcakes (You will just have to pretend you can see them!)
So I am extra sad I cannot post any photos right now because Sammy’s birthday party was this past weekend. A little more low key than her first or Alex’s third, but a splendid occasion nonetheless. So many of our (children) gift giving occasions are dominated by big gifts that they can share, but this…
Sunday Brunch Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes
I have this issue with blueberry pancakes that I know puts me in a solid minority (in the blueberry pancake-eating world, I mean 🙂 ). I just do not like maple syrup (or the imitations) on blueberries. The flavors somehow clash for me. Instead I like my blueberry pancakes sweet–almost, but not quite, as sweet…
100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
How many of you are staring at that title, remembering that just 1 month ago I balked at the Bread Baking Day theme of 100% whole grain? What’s changed, you ask? I got Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads for my birthday. It has been on my wish list since before its release date. I am…
My Favorite White Bread & Lessons My Mother Taught Me
When I was in college, my friends spoke very disparagingly of white bread. They referred to it as gummy and flavorless. They only bought whole grain breads. Now that I am an adult, when buying bread, I pretty much only buy whole grain bread as well. But there is a reason white bread was once…