Cookies? I can bake those blindfolded. Cakes? With one hand tied behind my back. Pies? Well, pies are another story. Pies are no joke. Conquering the crust takes patience and practice. It took me two attempts to get this one right. Then you have to wait for hours (well, an hour and a half) for…
Recipes
Salmon, sweet corn, and potato chowder
About this time before my senior year of high school, I remember sitting around with a few girls talking about the year ahead. Katie remarked, “It’ll be Christmas before we know it.” And even though four months out can seem like a long way out, I knew she was right. Now Labor Day weekend is…
Banana, Peanut Butter, and Date Muffins
Bananas are a favorite of mine. I always buy more than I need so I can eat a few, and then bake with a few. More often than not, I reach for a standard-issue banana walnut bread recipe from my grandmother’s recipe box. I’m not sure whose hand wrote out the recipe. Certainly not hers,…
Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers
Pesto used to be one of those things I made because it was a way to use up extra basil. Great, I made pesto! But, now what do I do with it? Toss it with pasta. I quickly tired of this, so I scrambled it into eggs. Then I spread it on a grilled cheese…
The best cake balls
About six weeks in to blogging, I shared a recipe for cake balls. Shortly thereafter, a friend told me the recipe had become a favorite of one of her friends. I was surprised by the realization that someone I did not know, even if we were just one-person removed, was checking in on this space….
Yellow Cake Baked Oatmeal
I haven’t done much for this space lately. That’s how it looks anyway. In reality, I’ve actually been working quite hard, albeit on things that probably matter little to anyone but me. Things like cleaning up years upon years of computer files. Going through an endless number of recipes I saved to look at “later”….
