I may have mentioned that i have a little problem with kitchen gadgets. I own many of them. We have an entire closet that is pretty much dedicated to cooking tools (hey, some of them take up a lot of room! Canning pot, stock pot, sausage stuffer, etc.) but I don’t feel like it’s [...]
Archive for the ‘Sweets & Desserts’ Category
Vanilla Ice Cream
Posted in Sweets & Desserts, tagged Food, Ice Cream, Recipe, Sweets on January 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish Braid
Posted in Food, Sweets & Desserts, tagged Baking, Breakfast, Food, Fruit, Recipe, Sweets, Yeast on January 4, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I have more kitchen tools than anybody should ever possibly need, and yet every year when Mister makes my Christmas list for his parents he manages to come up with something else that I’ve been ogling. This year, among other things (ravioli mold! Yay!) they got me something that I didn’t even know existed. I [...]
Go-To Yellow Cake
Posted in Sweets & Desserts, tagged Baking, Cake, Food, Party Food, Recipe, Sweets on September 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Go-to yellow cake from Smitten Kitchen makes excellent cupcakes.
The M****est Chocolate Cake
Posted in Food, Sweets & Desserts, tagged Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Food, Recipe, Sweets on September 12, 2010 | 6 Comments »
You know how some words just make you wrinkle your nose? I’ve found that among my friends and acquaintances, the most cited “nails on a chalkboard” word is moist. And I can kind of understand it. Moooiiiisssst. It’s not the most appetizing word. But I don’t think I can describe this cake without using it [...]
Lemon Almond Teacakes
Posted in Food, Sweets & Desserts, tagged Baking, Cake, Food, Lemon, Recipe, Sweets on August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Heading down the home stretch of the baby shower tea party food – a tea party needs tea cakes! This one comes from Tartine via No Special Effects and was written for a loaf pan. I decided that I was going to do mini-cakes, but as you can see from the picture, it took [...]
Mango Sorbet – Without an Ice Cream Maker!
Posted in Food, Sweets & Desserts, tagged Food, Frozen, Fruit, Recipe, Sweets on August 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I often find myself making strange concoctions for late night desserts. I just get that craving for a little something sweet after dinner and find myself rummaging around the cabinets and freezer to see what I can whip up. Sometimes I end up with weird combinations involving elderly marshmallows and peanut butter that do not [...]
Cranberry-Lemon Scones
Posted in Food, Sweets & Desserts, tagged Baking, Breakfast, Food, Lemon, Sweets on August 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So, what’s a tea party without scones, right? I used a great cranberry-lemon scone recipe from Smitten Kitchen for my sister’s tea party baby shower.
Vacation Sticky Buns
Posted in Food, Sweets & Desserts, tagged Baking, Breakfast, Food, Sweets, Yeast on August 12, 2010 | 11 Comments »
I like to get up early on vacation, but I don’t want to actually do anything. I want to sit with my coffee and/or bloody mary and something to nibble and enjoy the early morning quiet, preferably with my feet in the water or within earshot of the waves. But, as unmotivated as I am [...]
