Tuesdays with Dorie: Russian Grandmothers’ Apple Pie-Cake

This week’s Dorie recipe was chosen by Natalie of Burned Bits. Thanks Natalie for a great choice! I wasn’t sure what to expect from this recipe. I didn’t know if it would turn out more like a pie or a cake. The crust was very similar to an apple pie, but [...]

Check out these buns!

Making Julia Child’s French Bread for my first Daring Baker challenge peaked my interest in bread making. I had done it before, but didn’t have a lot of experience with it. I recently ordered Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice, and I want to make bread baking a regular experience for me. [...]

Chicken Quesadillas

I love quesaillas! It’s such a delicious but simple dinner. The great thing is that they are so easy and require just a few simple ingredients. It’s hard to not enjoy a simple quesadilla. These were made with chicken coated in a dry rub and then pan fried. I love [...]

Someone made my day!

 
My day was made three times when April of Abby Sweets, Chelle of Sugar & Spice, and BakingBlonde of Blonde Ambition in the Kitchen were so sweet and gave me the “You Made My Day” award.  I love reading their blogs and they are very sweet and talented bakers.  When I first started blogging, I [...]

It’s that time of year again…for strawberry shortcake!

David is not a big dessert eater, (especially not chocolate desserts), but one thing that he looks forward to every year is the first strawberry shortcake. Strawberries have recently hit our grocery stores, and last week David said that he would like for me to make them. I am always happy to bake, [...]

Tuesdays With Dorie: Snickery Squares

This week it was my turn to choose the recipe. I am glad that I joined so early, otherwise it would be forever before I would get my turn. Our group is really growing! I had a really hard time deciding because everything in Dorie’s book looks so good. I finally [...]