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  • Homemade granola bars

    The internet is a magical place. Someone on Twitter, who I met through LibraryThing, gave me this fantastic recipe for homemade granola bars. They weren't as sweet as I feared, but I didn't do the chocolate chips because…

  • Our Daily Bread

    Last August, I got the Bread Bible from the library. The Basic Soft White Sandwich Loaf was the best bread I've ever made. For a few weeks, I made it every weekend for our sandwiches, but I eventually decided that it was…

  • Summer of the Strawberry Shortcake

    via Bon Appetit as mentioned here On cupcakes made from this recipe (without the lemon zest). No whipped cream. Strawberry goo recipe modified by: instead of food processor, mash with potato masher right in saucepan. Do …

  • Cheesecake report

    1. This was a really entertaining book 2. The cheesecake recipe from it is WONDERFUL. It's pretty easy for a cheesecake, esp if you remember that the food processor is the way to go to make the graham crackers into crumb…

  • Homemade granola

    Wednesday I made homemade granola, starting with this recipe cut in half. Here's with the specific things I used: GRANOLA 1/4 cup oil 1/4 cup honey 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 3 cups oats 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup who…

  • 11. Make strawberry shortcake - DONE

    Breakfast of champions! It's the Strawberry Shortcake recipe from the June issue of Bon Appetit, which sadly is not up on epicurious. It's not nearly as sweet as I would have expected, but it's terrifyingly rich -…

  • Monday Night Baking

    sometimes, the need for cookies provides the energy to make cookies possible whole wheat s'more cookiesNot as good as regular chocolate chip cookies. But pretty good. They do succeed at having a faintly graham cracker ta…

  • Pear and Raisin Crumble Easy (don't give up on the topping - it will become all moist. I got bored with it and was going to give in, so N finished it for me) Yummy. Somehow, I got a free Bon Appetit subscription. We'r…

  • King Cake

    BR, didn't you ask me for a king cake icing recipe last year? Well, this year's cake was late, but I did ice it, and I'm really happy with how it came out. Simple Lemon Icing: 2 c powdered sugar 1 Tblsp lemon juice 3 T…

  • German Food Adventure

    So I was craving German food, particularly wiener schnitzel, and as you may have noticed, I don't do any actual cooking. Luckily, my husband is GREAT at it. Last night he tried two new recipes, wiener schnitzel and pota…

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