There’s something magical about recipes whose ingredients you always have on hand, so that when cravings strike, you can whip up something to satisfy those cravings without ever having to leave the house. Because having to the leave the house means having to put on real pants, and let’s be honest. There are days when ain’t nobody got time for that, you know? ...
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Lemon Cherry (or Blueberry) Cake Bars
Food is a pretty amazing thing, if you take the time to think about it. It nourishes the mind, body, and soul, and it has the ability to transport us to faraway places or times past that exist now only in the depths of our memories. ...
Orange Ricotta Poppy Seed Coffee Cake
This weekend, I made my own cheese for the first time! Making homemade ricotta has been something I’ve wanted to try for a while now, but I always remained a bit skeptical – would it turn out with a normal consistency, or would I be left with a mess of lumpy, sour sludge, and even if it did turn out properly, would I be able to eat it all before it went bad? Luckily, this month’s Cheese Please! ...
Pineapple Macadamia Nut Cake with Key Lime Curd
Typically, I refer to the things I bake in mini loaf pans as “bread” – banana bread, pumpkin bread, zucchini bread, etc. Let’s be clear, though. This is cake, not bread. Deb of Smitten Kitchen recently discussed the fine line between, as she put it, “Acceptable for Breakfast” and “Nope, This Is Dessert,” and I defer to her judgment, especially in this case, given that this bread cake (ugh! I keep ...
Chocolate Fest 2013 (Chocolate Raspberry Cake)
I am a lucky girl. For my birthday this year, my boyfriend not only baked me a(n epic) cake, but he baked me a cake of my own design: two layers of dense, moist chocolate raspberry upside-down cake with a layer of chocolate raspberry ganache sandwiched in between and topped off with chocolate frosting!!! Welcome to Chocolate Fest 2013. I hope you brought your cake pants. ...