Well, I made macaroons, sort of. I’m not sure what happened. No lovely rise? No perfect little feet? Some of them didn’t even make it at all. What I did make was not unpalatable, but oddly enough seemed also to be Brussels Cookies, which I have made by mistake before. Whoops. I seemed to have…
A daring morning- say hello!
Yes, it’s Daring Baker reveal day, and I’m working on it, but I’ve got to do the challenge first- so check back later! In the mean time, I’m going to ask you to be daring too. If you happen to stop by today, would you be so kind as to say hello? Just say hi,…
a dinner party for them (updated with difficult words)
So it was an experiment. This is how it worked. Rosie, Sadie and my sister Maia all got to invite a few friends. I cook dinner. Fancy like the grownups do it. Simple, right? Thirteen kiddos. Paper instead of tablecloths. Crayons instead of candles, but most of the rest was the same as we do…
grab a friend and get fancy
Well friends, it’s that time again. I’ve been hearing a lot of possibilities of dinner parties- who’s going for it? We’re having a revolution! Drop the busy moment and get some folks at your table. You won’t regret it, except for in the moment when the kitchen’s a mess, the canapes fell on the floor,…
why i love baking, or, daring bakers puff the pastry
Why do I love to bake? I love to bake because the process simultaneously works with absolute truth and mystery. I like that it is so hard, but that there is a path to making it work. And the path is set out. The alchemy has been described and written out for me, but it…
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