I haven't posted in a while because the only thing I've baked since I got home was another loaf of bread. This is because I have spent all of my baking funds on going to a Goo Goo Dolls concert! Hoot. My budget is quite tight and if I want to do any recreational activities, unfortunately my baking budget gets sacrificed. Anyhoodle, I finally woke up and made some cookies! I … [Read more...]
Banana Walnut Cake
(Mocha laquer of yumminess.) There’s nothing I love more than fresh banana bread with walnuts in it. I also love that everybody has their own variation on it and everyone has their own idea of what “real banana bread” is. One of my previous roomies, Dee, used to make banana bread with a coconut sugar glaze on it; I’ve made banana bread muffins from Better Homes and Gardens that were super moist; … [Read more...]
We Be Jammin’
I’ve been asking my mom for some jam cookies ever since I arrived in Chicago, on vacation. I remember her making me a boat load of jam cookies (raspberry and apricot…maybe blackberry too?) for a care-package during finals week in Iowa. I shared them with a couple of the girls and was very popular for it J Well, of course, asking for jam cookies meant that my mom would tell me where a few recipes … [Read more...]
Not My Cookies!!
(A real pro's macs.)Well I have been busy enjoying what’s left of my vacation by traipsing around Illinois with my mom…and reading books on the couch (I finally got to read “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” and loved it). While in Evanston, mom told me that there was a magazine article about a local bakery (Bennison's) which makes macarons. Of course, we had to stop in! So, in the name of … [Read more...]
Some No-Bake Simplicity
(Puppy Chow)In the wake of my successful sourdough efforts, I’ve been resorting to some easier ways to bake. First, I watched my mom make some of my favorite cookies of all time, which happen to be a no-bake cookie. Then, I threw together a container of Puppy Chow! Isn’t it amazing that some of our favorite recipes can be the most simple ones?(globs of chocolate, oats, walnuts, and a bit of … [Read more...]
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