Growing up I thought biscotti were some sort of fancy toast for drinking coffee. I didn’t learn until much later they are actually a cookie, even though they don’t really look like a traditional cookie. However, in Italian biscotti actually means cookies. If you break the word down further, it comes from the Latin word…
These little cuties are here just in time for Valentine’s Day. Now, could you make cinnamon rolls? Yes. But would these heart shaped raspberry rolls be better? I think so. These rolls are a soft brioche style bread, filled with raspberry jam or preserves and topped with a white chocolate cream cheese glaze. I love…
This creamy goat cheese, cinnamon and cranberry star bread is going to rocket up your repeat bake list. Star bread is such a showstopper when it comes to desserts and breads. It looks so much harder to make than it is. If you can make cinnamon rolls or babka, you can make star bread. Even…
You might not be familiar with the term buckle when it comes to baking. So what is a spiced pear buckle, or a buckle in general? Don’t let this deter you, this is an easy recipe. This spiced pear buckle is kind of somewhere in the realm of a coffee cake, or crumb cake or…
Believe it or not, I’ve actually never baked anything with cherries before. Probably because I love them and will eat them all right after buying them. Rainier cherries are my absolute favorite and getting a paper bag full while walking through the produce and flower section at Pike Place is the best way to do…
If you’ve never had a braided bread, you’re probably in the majority. There are quite a few recipes for breads filled with lemon curd out on the internet and it’s probably the most popular. One of my favorite appetizers is a crostini with goat cheese, prosciutto, honey, arugula and grapes. It was kind of the…
I love making most things from scratch. I like baking and it gives me a lot of satisfaction to look at a loaf of bread or a fancy cake and know I started with just ingredients and made something delicious and beautiful. But, sometimes I’m all about shortcuts. Lasagna? You will not catch me making…
To me, a galette is superior to a pie. Mainly because pie crust can be fussy, my edge designs never stay pretty when I parbake, etc. The galette crust is fine if it’s a little bit uneven, it’s supposed to look rustic. Less work, same taste. Works for me! This balsamic roasted strawberry galette is…
If I had ever had this blackberry poppyseed loaf as a kid, I would have been in heaven. Blackberries are a fruit I’ve spent more time picking in my life than anything else. When I was young we took a trip to Tofino, BC and I remember spending a few hours picking (and eating) blackberries…
Lemon curd and I are having a life long love affair. Except when I say lifelong, I mean adult life because I was a sheltered child who was never exposed to lemon curd. I wasn’t actually sheltered and if I had been introduced I probably would have not liked it like a psychopath. Fun fact,…
Now I’m a fan of the duo that is raspberry and white chocolate just as much as the next person, if not more. But, it’s been done. About a million times. So, I thought about what fruit and white chocolate might be equally delicious. Perhaps white chocolate blueberry cookies? I’ve seen the combo in muffins…
When you think of Valentine’s Day what do you think of when it comes to treats and desserts? Boxes of chocolates, conversation hearts, and chocolate covered strawberries. Obviously you don’t need a recipe for chocolate covered strawberries (dunk strawberry in melted chocolate) and I am not a candy maker so I can’t tell you how…
I love the smell of lemons. When I zest or squeeze fresh lemon juice I swear I could get high off how my hands smell. It makes me think of when I was a kid/teenager and we lived in Arizona and had a lemon tree in the backyard. My mom would make lemonade and squeeze…
Updated 7/13/2024 Raspberry buttermilk muffins sound like the perfect breakfast, at least to me. The sweet and tang of the buttermilk matches the sweet and tartness of the raspberries. These muffins are quick, easy and delicious. Muffins are one of those things that are pretty simple to make from scratch, and in my opinion MUCH…
Ice box cake isn’t really a cake, and it actually doesn’t go in the freezer like you might be lead to believe by the name. It actually just chills in the fridge for a little bit while the ingredients do all the work. It’s an incredibly simple NO BAKE dessert with a lot of wow…