A food blog balancing sweet treats & healthy eats.
We celebrated my sister’s birthday a week early this past weekend. Which, naturally, means that she’ll be getting two birthday cakes. When I asked her what she wanted, she easily came up with two requests. This one was a brainstorm of “something very chocolate,” that eventually led to a craic pie frosting. I was only…
These cookies were a true trial-and-error process. A proper research-and-development project. Three iterations, and I finally got them to a place that I think will be good for the State Fair. I first made these with olive oil, and they turned out… fine. I used a vanilla butter extract that I don’t think meshed well…
My State Fair strategy has led to some delightful discoveries! First, I found that potato bread is both delicious and super easy to make at home. Now, I’ve found that yeasted coffee cakes are also delicious! This coffee cake has a very light texture – still cake-like, but with a little boost from the yeast…
This potato bread is part of my State Fair Gamble this year. I’m entering the categories with the least number of entries, to see if I have a better shot at placing. Maybe that’s a bit silly. A bit greedy. But I want to see how it goes, and at least get guaranteed feedback on…
Walk with me here. These are a divisive cookie. Some people hear the concept and they think, “yes of course, why didn’t I think of that sooner.” Other people hear it and say, “No, I don’t want Cheez-Its in a cookie.” I do think there is a correct response, of course, but I can respect…
This summer is flying by. Somehow it’s mid-July already, and this weekend will be my first in my house in a month… and I’ll be at a music festival for most of it. It’s great to be busy, but that does mean that I feel a bit on the back foot in terms of State…
These are gluten free and dairy free blondies actually. At least, they were until I put the white chocolate into it. I forgot that white chocolate had dairy in it. Sooo… if you are dairy-free, remember that. I was going to give these to my gluten free dairy free friend, but then it ended up…
4th of July is a tough holiday for bakers. I want to go all-out with a big dessert, but also it’s not a holiday with many established treats. Ice cream always comes to mind, and of course something red, white, and blue. But Bomb Pop can be a somewhat limiting inspiration to go off of….