Category Archives: baking

Today was the Vine Street Victorian Showcase, where they block off our street and allow droves of people to wander around to listen to storytellers, singers, and bands, see Scrooge and Santa and dancers, eat popcorn and cookies, you get … Continue reading →

We had our book group holiday potluck tonight, so I decided to try out a new cake recipe. Here’s the Chocolate-Covered Gingerbread Cake from Bon Appetit: It was pretty moist and delicious. The chocolate ganache was pretty darn yummy and … Continue reading →

A friend gave me some Arkansas Black apples yesterday and told me they were not very good eating apples. Well, if they ain’t good for eatin’, perhaps they’ll be good for bakin’! Pardon the flashy photo, but the flashless photos … Continue reading →

Joanna provided a recipe for Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies. Yum. Of course, because of my early onset dementia (I know I joke about this dementia, but I really AM scared I’m going to get it, and I don’t consider … Continue reading →

Last week I made tarte tatin with pears, and I kind of burned it (overcaramelization). We still ate it, though. Anyway, yesterday I made another one but with apples. It was more successful than its predecessor (I know it’s not … Continue reading →

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Gougeres are my favorite appetizer as of late. I mean, how can you go wrong with a cheesy little bite-sized puff? I call these “American-sized” gougeres. Basically, I am too lazy to make proper-sized gougeres, so I just drop big … Continue reading →

So that mystery batter was for a steamed cake! I got the recipe from my friend Michiko. It is supposed to be a copy of the steamed cake from the esteemed Kimura-ya Bakery of Japan. Click to see a slice! … Continue reading →

Will this become something edible? Tune in tomorrow to find out! By the way, Peter says anyone who wants to go sailing is invited, so if you ever find yourself on the central coast of California and are feeling saily, … Continue reading →

What do they say about desperate times? Well, after the overwhelming response I received regarding chocolate cake recipes, can you guess what I’ve been craving like a madwoman? So imagine my delight when I was reading Chika‘s food blog and … Continue reading →