A practice bake
I’ll be baking our our special Italian cake with pear and chocolate for my best friend’s 40th birthday later this month, and I needed to complete a practice round. The […]
Treats made with nostalgia
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was homemade Rice Krispies treats with mini M&Ms and plenty of nostalgia! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! And remember, kindness is […]
Yummy homemade cake
Our favorite Italian cake with pears and bittersweet chocolate didn’t turn out quite the same. I think I’m out of practice making it. Thankfully it was still delicious! Today’s #OneGoodThing […]
Homemade Mantecadas
Mama and I fell in love with Mantecadas from a nearby Mexican bakery that we adore. I was eager to attempt them at home and they’re wonderfully light and fluffy! […]
Triple lemon layer cake
My attempt at lemon curd turned out to be a liquid failure, but I was able to revive it on the stovetop and it came out delightful. The tart curd […]
Cookies for friends
Baking my signature cherry chocolate chip cookies was the final step in preparing care packages with Mama’s knitting to mail to a couple of our friends. Of course, Mama and […]
Stress baking
As we anxiously await the election results, tonight’s coping strategy was baking. I made these peanut butter chocolate kiss cookies and they were delicious! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was a […]
Italian cake for a gloomy day
The sky has been a bright orangish grey haze all day, tinting the light through our closed blinds. Friends across the Bay Area have been sharing photos of the apocalyptic […]
Another nocturnal bake
In my latest edition of late-night baking, I made a lattice-topped stone fruit pie using fresh plums from our tree. Though I started making this pie at a reasonable hour, […]
Lemon cupcakes from scratch
In another of my late-night baking sessions, I made triple lemon cupcakes from scratch. I based it off of a lemon cake recipe from SmittenKitchen, but I added lemon rind […]
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