Believe me when I tell you that you can do this. About two days into the project, you’ll doubt yourself. You’ll think, is this working? What should I be looking for? Then, around day three, you’ll start to see the change, and baby let me tell you, it will stink…literally.
Browsing Category Bread
STRAWBERRY & PISTACHIO OATMEAL BARS
In figuring out how to categorize this recipe, I brought the question to my tasting crew. I asked, should I call this baked oatmeal? Coffee cake? Or my favorite, (from a category I’m not sure exists) muffin bars? A plucky ten-year-old, the fiercest of my critics, said I should identify it as, “party in your mouth bars!”
LEMON FILLED CUPCAKES WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM
Strawberry shortcake is one of those summertime desserts that was a staple around our house when I was a kid. My mom made her shortcakes with Bisquick mix and topped them with fresh, macerated strawberries and a mountain of Cool Whip: they killed, every time!
SUNDAY MORNING SOURDOUGH
We all have our food weaknesses; those items we have a positive, visceral reaction to when we eat or even smell them. For me, it’s freshly baked bread. When I get a whiff of bread baking in the oven, I am overcome with warm fuzzies. My mother wasn’t a baker, yet the aroma of fresh bread makes me feel homesick.
SPICED APPLE WALNUT MUFFINS
Man, do I love fall spices! I’m not referring to those overly sugared pumpkin spice lattes, folks. I’m talking about the trifecta of fall flavors: cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. When I bake with these flavors, I am transported to the pages of a Martha Stewart magazine.
STRAWBERRY COCOA NIB SCONES
OK, OK, I get it…I have a thing with strawberries! Just hear me out: freeze-dried strawberries and cocoa nibs are like the little black dress of baking: they go with everything!