I did not grow up eating rhubarb. Only recently did I have rhubarb in strawberry jam. I even made the jam myself. I like the taste, but it is not something I would seek out, I think. This week’s recipe … Continue reading
When my nephew asked me to make him a Boston Cream Pie Cake, I wondered why it was called a pie cake. After reading Wilkipedia, I learned that it is really a cake, not a pie. A Boston cream pie is a cake … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to me, again. Again, I pick a vanilla cake with jam and buttercream. Last year, I made Dorie Greenspans Perfect Party Cake. This year, I made a Raspberry Ripple Cake. I found it on Nikki’s blog Cookies Cakes … Continue reading
A little while ago I told my kids that they cannot turn 5. They know I am partly kidding. I love 4 1/2. There are so many things they can do without me and they are cute and inquisitive. … Continue reading
So, I have been working with Carole Walters’ Great Cakes cookbook recently. Her recipe for Absolutely the Best Yellow Cake was calling me. The recipe for this cake can be found on a number of blog sites, just type Absolutely the Best Yellow … Continue reading
I have been thinking about making madeleines for a while. They look so pretty and feminine in the cookbooks. So, last week I took my $10 off coupon from Sur La Table and headed over to my nearest store to … Continue reading
So, my mom just celebrated her birthday and I made her a cake. She got to choose, and she selected the Cocoa-Buttermilk Birthday Cake from page 256 of Baking from My Home to Yours. I made this cake for my … Continue reading
About a week ago, I formulated a recipe to bake my own lemon cake. I looked at other recipes, and tried to think about the quantities logically, and came up with something I thought would bake right. Can you guess … Continue reading
I liked it. I really did. But I had to give it away. It was crumbly and sweet and buttery; Exactly what I like in my desserts. Even the uncooked dough was delicious. Yikes! It had to go! This week’s … Continue reading
We started out Saturday with a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. I never go on weekends because I am afraid of being overwhelmed by the crowds. But this time I was meeting a friend and her twins and I thought … Continue reading
