I have a new favorite cookbook! I just cannot keep out of Carole Walter’s Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More. It has all of my favorite baked goods, and the bundt cake selection is especially impressive. I have been cooking a lot of simple, healthy meals, frequently repeats for us, not really blog-worthy,…
Dorie Greenspan’s Allspice Crumb Muffins
We had a playdate this morning and so I made muffins. Of course I forgot to warn the other mom, so they had just eaten a snack, but oh well. I think baking for playdates was one of my favorite parts of having a regular playdate when we lived in PA. I will have to…
Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake: Fragrant with Apples and Reminiscent of Home
I am obsessed with my mom’s apple pie. It is by far my favorite dish that she makes. I have never learned to make it [as of this post], although I do have the recipe and aside from improving my pie crust I think I could make it (her pie is the exception to my…
Imperfection Never Tasted So Good: BHG Chocolate Mint Bars
I asked around earlier this week trying to decide if I should blog failures or dishes that I wasn’t very enthusiastic about. I got lots of different opinions, and what I finally decided was that yes I would blog about them if there was a point to the entry other than the dish. In the…