The Apartment Bakery: Conquering Brioche
I’ve finally found a great, easy brioche recipe. I attempted a brioche loaf some months ago, but it ended up a greasy, heavy mess, but after receiving Jeffrey Hamelman’s book Bread, […]
Author Archives: Pass the Butter, Spread the Love
In the News: Apple Crumb Pie
A while back, my mom plucked a clipped recipe from October 4, 2000 newspaper (no earthly clue which newspaper), and as I was talking about how much I was enjoying […]
New Loves: Swiss Meringue Buttercream
I did it! I conquered my first cake to be consumed by someone else (other than the hubby). Last weekend was my niece’s 5th birthday party & my gift this […]
Bits + Pieces: French Flavors
“You’ll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.” – Julia Child My heavens, summer is already gone, and the new pace of fall is upon us! For a […]
Lessons in Adaptation, and Patience: Peach Jam
“One of the secrets of cooking is to learn to correct something if you can, and bear with it if you cannot.” – Julia Child Well, I finally got the […]
Under Construction: A Blueberry Birthday Cake
Well, sorry for the quiet couple of weeks! My home finally sold (YAY!), on the condition they could move in almost immediately (OOF!). The necessary process of finally combining our […]
Cravings Sated: Chocolate Tart
I’ve been on a pretty serious chocolate kick for some time now – craving a hot, fudge piece of cake when everyone else would prefer lemonade (like everywhere else, it’s […]
The Mystery of Baking: A Family Tradition from Mississippi
“All big things are created by a slow and steady accumulation of small, stumbling steps. Idealism can sometimes lead to inaction. we’re so afraid of doing something imperfectly that we […]
The Mystery of Baking: Summer Savory… Pie!
Continuing the trials and triumphs of my recent jump into the deep end of baking, and next up is a pie I found over at Clockwork Lemon – it’s a […]
The Mystery of Baking: Gorging on Gourgères
“You may feel that you have eaten too much…But this pastry is like feathers – it is like snow. It is in fact good for you, a digestive!” M.F.K. Fisher […]
