A food blog balancing sweet treats & healthy eats.
For a while in high school, I feel like this Tomato Cobbler from Joy the Baker was in my family’s rotation for dinners. It’s one of my favorite Joy the Baker recipes, but I sort of forgot about it for a while. However, this summer, I’ve been growing tomatoes in my backyard. When I had…
I mentioned a few weeks ago how my sister was requesting chocolate desserts, and I realized I hadn’t made anything super chocolate-forward in a while. These brownies were a response to that. I decided to make the darkest chocolate brownies I could. Because, also, how else do you make plain brownies exciting enough to stand…
I find most cut out cookies to be… very boring. Sorry. Just, in the world of cookies, they are so plain. The frosting is usually the best part. But the “Cookies, rolled flat before baking” category at the State Fair specifies no icing. So… it’s a small box to get creative in. And when the…
The only State Fair category for oatmeal cookies is “Oatmeal cookies with no mix-ins.” Which seems crazy to me! Oatmeal cookies are all about the mix-ins! It’s always oatmeal raisin, and then having oatmeal chocolate chip seems so next level. But without mix-ins, you do really need to think about that dough. So, naturally… I…
I used to associate corn cookies solely with Milk Bar. But, I’ve recently been seeing a lot of corn cookie content online. I think they’re becoming a more common cookie option? And amidst all this content, I saw someone make corn cookies with toffee in them. Which sounded brilliant! So of course I had to…
On my trip to Finland earlier this year, I of course decided that I had to try baking some classic Finnish baked goods. Korvapuusti is their word for cinnamon rolls. They are slightly different than American cinnamon rolls, obviously, and that’s mainly due to their shape and the cardamom. (And the lack of a 1:1…
I am in State Fair mode for the next two weeks – I need to lock in on getting all my bakes practiced. So when my brother asked if I was bringing snacks to the Sharknado screening in the park, I decided to impulse bake these and get another one crossed off the list. I’ve…
The math concept I use probably the most in my Real Life is Lowest Common Denominator. It’s a useful one for baking. If you want to make a smaller batch of something, divide all the ingredients by the LCD. Which is typically the smallest amount of something that you can’t break down any further. Usually,…