Tag: Baking

A Year of Gratitude – March 12, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 12, 2024

My gratitude was baked up into a cookie today. I did the baking. The cookie taught me a lesson. The lesson was something that I already knew, but I was reminded of it today.  It might not have been a new lesson, but it was Read More

A Year of Gratitude – February 28, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – February 28, 2024

It was a rainy, dreary day here at the farm. I couldn’t find my gratitude in a sunny, beautiful day like I had the last few days. I had to look elsewhere. So, I did. Fortunately, I had planned to bake a few loaves of Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 28, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 28, 2024

Can you find gratitude in a crumpet? I woke up early and decided to make something for Sunday breakfast. Penny Lane was napping on the couch and the house was quiet. I rifled through my recipes and decided on one for sourdough crumpets. When the Read More

A Year of Gratitude – January 25, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – January 25, 2024

Today I am grateful for the gift of time. In this case, time to do something that I love: bake for my family. I am even more grateful that my baking is of the pie baking sort.  A day when you can do something you truly Read More

My Family’s Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes & FREE Turkey from ButcherBox

My Family’s Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes & FREE Turkey from ButcherBox

It’s time for me to share my favorite Thanksgiving recipes with you. These are the recipes that appear on our Thanksgiving table year after year. I hope that you’ll invite one or two of them to your celebration this year.

How to Make Your Own Vanilla Extract

How to Make Your Own Vanilla Extract

A good quality vanilla extract can add so much to a recipe. Once you know how to make your own vanilla extract, you’ll never find yourself without ample supply in your baking pantry. You’ll also find that it makes a delicious gift!

Cookies and Cream Buttercream Frosting

Cookies and Cream Buttercream Frosting

This cookies and cream buttercream frosting is a delicious way to add flavor and texture to cakes, sheet cakes, or cupcakes.

My Favorite Easter Recipes

My Favorite Easter Recipes

If you’re looking for a little Easter recipe inspiration, we’ve got you covered. From brightly colored eggs to a breakfast or brunch worthy of a holiday celebration, you’ll find the recipes gathered together for you right here. Dessert? Well, I’ve got plenty of delicious ideas about Read More

Simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

Simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

This is a simple kitchen counter cake, the kind grandma might have made to entice you to stay a bit longer when you stopped by for a visit. She knew the power of a simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake. I do too.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

Bring on the sprinkles, because you’re going to want to stop what you’re doing, head to the kitchen, and bake a pan of these simple and scrumptious Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars. They’re so much easier to make than a batch of individually frosted sugar cookies. Yet they absolutely deliver on that soft, tender frosted sugar cookie taste.

Baked Sour Cream Donuts with Chocolate Icing and Sprinkles

Baked Sour Cream Donuts with Chocolate Icing and Sprinkles

An old fashioned sour cream donut is right up near the top of my list of favorite breakfast items. Bake them up for a simple and delicious treat and top them with chocolate icing and plenty of sprinkles!

Boston Cream Pie Sheet Cake

Boston Cream Pie Sheet Cake

Monday was Patriots’ Day. It’s a special day here in New England, a celebration of a truly unique nature. The day includes a day game at Fenway Park, the annual running of The Boston Marathon, and reenactments of the first battles of The Revolutionary War Read More