OK, I am not a yule log making kind of girl. I am not ashamed of this. Sweet things that take many days to mold and create, that require caramelizing sugar seventeen times- not my thing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for eating these sorts of creations. I just don’t usually envision myself making…
lavender fleur de sel caramels
OK, I have to admit a few things here. I’m a little bit done with food. I’ve been cooking some, eating a lot, and I’m starting not to feel so hungry. I’ve got a bunch more cooking to do this week though, so I’m working on getting my appetite back. My children, however, are having…
chocolate blocks with giner and cranberries
Are you feeling gift stress? I suggest that you channel this into baking and sweet making. The sweets will be fabulous gifts, and eating them will ease your stress as well. The whole thing is pretty cost effective and you can be sure that your gifts won’t go unused. We’re on our second snowstorm in…
caramel cake
So here, it is, my first challenge with the Daring Bakers! And wow, was this more of an adventure than I ever could have imagined. This months challenge was Shuna Fish Lydon of Eggbeater’s Caramel Cake as posted in Bay Area Bites. The hosts for this month’s challenge were Dolores of Culinary Curiosity, Alex of…
lemon verbena sugar
I went to a wedding a few weeks ago. My husband was doing the music for the wedding, and although I knew the couple getting married, our slightly uninvited status allowed me to look in to a window a bit more than had I been more involved in the wedding myself. It was a startlingly…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 