Sweet, spicy molasses cookies! I am not a lover of spices- much to Nick’s chagrin. When he’s making dinner, he uses only salt and pepper, then after I have made my plate, he adds spices to his portion! However, there are some spices I do like: cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger. Maybe I like these because …
I have made snickerdoodles for a good number of years. However, I have never added or made changes to the recipe. It’s grandma’s recipe- why would I change it? Well, I finally did. I had to. My love of chocolate just seeps into everything! Even grandma’s snickerdoodle recipe! I only made a small addition…mini chocolate …
Nick and I really like peanut butter chocolate swirl ice cream. However, it’s rare to find us eating Just ice cream. We add things. Lots of things! Normally it starts with a brownie base, heated for 11 seconds in the microwave. Then it is topped with ice cream. Then we cut up peanut butter cups (though right …
I found a bag of Meyer lemons at the grocery store the other day, and I knew I needed them. It’s kind of funny how that happens 🙂 Meyer lemons are “a citrus fruit native to China thought to be a cross between a true lemon and either a mandarin or common orange.” Source I find that Meyer lemons are not as tart as regular lemons. …
This is the time of year that we bring out certain recipes. Recipes that we only seem to make once a year. Why is that? Is it tradition? It’s not like we wouldn’t gladly eat these same things throughout the year. Whatever the reason, I too have recipes that I only seem to bring out …
So, you know that I love chocolate, right? Well, so does my mom! It’s all her fault…I mean- THANKS MOM!!! We have this annoying crazy habit of searching out new chocolate items. Chocolate Chex Mix, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites candy (which IMO are gross), Coconut M&M’s…if it’s got chocolate in it or on it, we are buying …
WillowBirdBaking.com handed out our Week 3 baking challenge…Stuffed Cookies! I have made stuffed (filled) cookies before (here, and here) and I think the idea is a lot of fun. The finished product is pretty tasty too!! So I was excited to once again create a stuffed cookie. I sometimes get flavor combinations that get stuck in …
A blog that I read, Willow Bird Baking, is having 5 weeks of baking challenges! Sadly, I missed last weeks challenge (challenge #1), but I am hoping to be able to complete the last 4. This weeks challenge was to use the dough in Julie’s Raspberry Almond Braid. We were allowed to use whatever fillings and topping …
These are the last of my cherry stash. I’m kind of sad to see them go, though I delight in the fact that their departure means the arrival of raspberries and blackberries! More fruit to bake with!! I enjoy making quick breads as much as I love making cupcakes. They are a wonderful treat for …
A French chef named Sanzian invented Boston cream pie in 1856. He worked at the Parker House Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, which is also where the Parker House roll originated. In 1996, Boston cream pie became the official dessert of Massachusetts in a bill sponsored by Norton High School. This bill defeated both Indian Pudding …