Marshmallows!
Ms. Stewart introduced me to these about 10 years ago and I’ve made these every winter since. They’re pretty easy to make but you have to be very careful with the hot syrup. They are great in hot chocolate especially if you use a bittersweet chocolate. The bitter chocolate with the sweet marshmallow is a […]
Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake
So I was at Whole Foods and right as I walked in there were stacks and stacks of organic blueberries on sale. Large cartons of them. So, naturally, I swooped in the got a bunch. “I can always freeze them”, I said to myself. Of course the whole time I shopped I was trying to […]
BlueBerry Breakfast Bars
MMMMMM. Blueberries are IN SEASON. There were some beautiful specimens at the farmer’s market. I went to the Beverly Hills one this past weekend because there was a Piesta going on. I mean really? I’m so THERE. Except I was totally moving slow and I didnt get there until the very very end. So I […]
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
These are goooood. Really good. Very similar to the recipe in my book Sweet Things but in muffin form and a couple of small changes. I added espresso powder and took out the poppy seeds (although they would work in this recipe). I also added some bran flakes to give them a little more density. […]
Cooking & Cake
I’ve been a renter for my entire adult life. Never took the step to actually purchase a house. Got very close a few times but just could not pull the trigger. Not that I don’t want to. Owning a home is the one thing I don’t have in my life that I really really want. […]
Lemon Bars
Janet grows Meyer lemons in her backyard. I developed this recipe after she gave me 30 lemons from her tree. At first glance, these lemon bars seem complicated but they are really easy to make. I use homegrown Meyer lemons but this recipe will work with other lemons too. Here’s the ecipe for easy to […]
Fig Cake
So I’m back from my trip. Before I can settle down and get back to work I had to bake something. Went to the farmer’s market today and the Figs were outrageous. So beautiful! Peaches too. And tomatoes. And avocados. I can’t believe how lucky we are here in California to have such a bounty […]
Homemade Pop-Tarts
They’re kind of like PIE but better and their kind of like POP TARTS only better. Little hand pies. I made them for Thanksgiving. Paul Prudhommes Sweet Potato Pecan Pie Pop Tarts (say that 3 times fast). They came out ok. They tasted great and held together but it’s beed SO dry here (humidity 22%) […]
Cupcake Camp LA
On top of everything else, I signed up to participate in CUPCAKE CAMP LA presented by Bakespace.com. It’s a charity cupcake festival to benefit Angel Acres, a horse haven rescue, American Tortoise Rescue and Invisible People, a homeless charity. One of the sponsors is Scharffen Berger Chocolate! Only good things can happen with all of these things coming […]
Janet’s Rainbow
Janet grew up with unicorns and rainbows. Unfortunately, she was born on tax day. So today I made her a rainbow birthday cake! I’ve been wanting to make this cake for a few months. It’s so striking! Not really a fan of the food coloring but a few drops of gel wont hurt if you […]
