Category Archives: baking

There’s not much going on here at Chez Eggplant, so I’m afraid I have no exciting news or discoveries to share. Today I tried to make a pound cake, but I had some problems. I followed the recipe exactly (it … Continue reading →

I thought I’d make some green tea/matcha cookies to give to the two Japanese high school exchange students who are graciously serving as my conversation teachers. I used the recipe in the Martha Stewart Holiday Cookies magazine from 2001. These … Continue reading →

I’ve had cupcakes on the brain for quite some time now. I mean, what’s not to like about a cupcake? I have a stack of cupcake recipes to try out, including several from this book that fell into my amazon … Continue reading →

I go in waves of being fixated on things that are green tea flavored. Last week I started thinking about green tea again, and I was also thinking about cupcakes, so I decided to hunt down a recipe for green … Continue reading →

So TODAY is the day for the discussion of chocolate muffins! Here is a lousy picture of one of my chocolate muffins: I just had to make these after I saw them on Obachan’s food blog (she blogs from a … Continue reading →

I say macaron! I always equated “macaroon” with coconut, so I stayed away from them. I recently learned, however, that the French macaron has nothing to do with coconut. It’s made of meringue, almond flour, and powdered sugar, and the … Continue reading →

Hope everyone had a nice New Year’s eve and day. I went to bed before midnight (hey, I’m old), but we did enjoy the eve by watching the Poseidon Adventure. Peter has been wanting to watch that on NY’s eve … Continue reading →

Just when I thought I could not eat another cookie (okay, I should rephrase that to “Just when I decided I should not eat another cookie … “), I made another batch! I stumbled upon a food blog that offered … Continue reading →

It’s Christmas eve, and I just finished baking two batches of scones. I had been eager to try these recipes, since they are for Cheese Board scones. The Cheese Board Collective is a venerable Berkeley bakery and cheese shop located … Continue reading →

In the past few days, I have eaten enough cookies to feed a small country. It is mortifying, but what can I do? Cookies are so good! Anyway, I have another holiday potluck to attend, so I decided to make … Continue reading →