I made this week’s bake on a whim. It was one of those rare occasions when I came across a recipe online, and I happened to have all of the ingredients on hand to make it. My only hesitation was that I usually share my bakes with my co-workers, and since I would be working from home because of the virus, there was no one … Continue reading this week's bake – toll house chocolate chip pie
This week’s bake is one of the best desserts I’ve ever had, and one of the easiest. It is a Pioneer Woman’s recipe, so you know it has to be delicious. This is seriously easy and quick to throw together. You start by mixing a cup of flour, a cup of sugar, and a cup of milk. Add 1/2 stick of melted butter. As I’m … Continue reading this week’s bake – blackberry cobbler
I haven’t done much baking this winter. Usually the cold weather triggers my desire to make hearty winter meals and baked goods. But this year, not so much. This is my first bake of the year and it’s a yummy one. An easy afternoon bake, and perfect for breakfast or brunch. I love anything made from the combination of lemons and blueberries. In my opinion, … Continue reading this week’s bake – lemon blueberry crumb cake muffins
It’s that time again when cool fall weather makes one want to turn on the oven and bake something that makes the whole house smell good. This week’s bake is “New England Apple Cider Cake” that I found on a wonderful blog, A Family Feast. This may be called “New England Apple Cider Cake”, but I’m using Ohio made cider, so maybe I’ll change the … Continue reading this week’s bake
I had no intention of baking until later this fall when the flowers were done and I was finished with “this week’s bouquet”. Plus, I’m just too busy right now to fit baking into my life. But my sister told me there was a new season and episode of “The Great British Baking Show” on Netflix. I had no intention of watching it until I … Continue reading this week’s bake
When my daughter and I would visit my parent’s, my Dad would often travel to the neighboring town of Mansfield, Ohio, where they had the BEST ever German bakery. He usually came back with poppy seed rolls and crumb cake, or as I remember, my Grandmother called it “coffee kuchen”. The crumb cake was one of our all time favorites, and I have never … Continue reading this week’s bake – crumb cake
This week’s bake is Spanish Bar Cake. This cake is my favorite childhood memory cake, that my Mom always bought at A&P. My sisters and I were talking about this cake, so I Googled it, found the recipe, and decided to give it a whirl. The A&P Grocery store is a part of many of our childhood memories. Officially known as The Great Atlantic & … Continue reading this week’s bake – spanish bar cake
I was given this recipe by two of my sisters, who raved about these scones. Up front, I want to say, I have never been a fan of scones. I’ve always thought they were too dry and bland for my taste. My perception of them (right or wrong), is that you eat them with tea or coffee, and since I drink neither, I never developed … Continue reading this week’s bake – blueberry scones
This week’s bake was a real challenge to make . . . a classic French cake, derived from the French word “fraise”, meaning strawberry. It is a combination of layers of a Genoise sponge cake, vanilla syrup, creme patisserie, strawberries, and whipped cream. Making this cake is a series of multiple steps, in which I felt like I used every bowl and pan in the … Continue reading this week’s bake – fraisier cake
This week’s bake is Valentine sugar cookies that I made for my office for Valentine’s Day. I’m giving them a little early since making and decorating them is such a long process, it’s not something I can do in an evening after work. This is the same dough recipe I used for the snowflake cookies and the recipe can be found here. The dough did … Continue reading this week’ bake – valentine sugar cookies
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