King Arthur ‘Extraordinary Breads’
King Arthur ran a baking challenge with a list of 'Extraordinary Breads.' It seemed like a fun way to explore new recipes, and all entries had a chance to win.…
Cheesy Garlic Bread
About two years ago I bought the Cook's Country Cookbook (get it here) to round out our cookbook collection. I took it for a test run by borrowing it from…
Stollen: 2014
It's that time again! Time to make the Stollen (German Christmas bread). I love this bread, and it just gets better the longer it sits. It's great as is, as…
New York-Style Crumb Cake
I am CRAZY in love with Cook's Illustrated Baking Book*. It's been out for a few months now, and I have yet to find a baking recipe I do not…
Adjustable Breadbox: Is It Bigger than a Breadbox?
Finally, we can settle debates in our house "is it bigger than a breadbox?" Behold - the adjustable breadbox from Progressive International! I love this, we love this and it…
Overnight Cinnamon Monkey Bread
You know that center piece of a cinnamon roll, the round, gooey, sugary - cinnamon piece? How would you like piece after piece of this center section for your next…
Stollen Prep: Soaking Fruit
Time to soak some raisins! Decided to soak golden and plain raisins in some E&J XO Brandy for our stollen this year. I so can not wait to eat…
Tomato and Cheese Bread Pudding: Wolfgang Puck Red Carpet Recipe Contest
I was cruising my Facebook page on last week when I saw a posting from The Grammy's about a contest Wolfgang Puck was running. The grand prize is an all…
Daring Baker’s Challenge: Christmas Stollen
This month's challenge from the Daring Kitchen was German Christmas Stollen. It was hosted by Penny from Sweet Sadie's Baking! I was excited soon as I saw the challenge because…
Mini-Banana Muffins
Blogging has sort of taken a back burner, even though I have been working behind the scenes fully intending to post something. When push comes to shove, here I am!…