Category Archives: Baking

Who’s Your Baba?

Winter survival depends on preparedness; Plenty of moisturizer for dry skin, an ample supply of dry beans and other long-lasting pantry staples, and as many types of citrus as you can cram in the fruit bin. When the snow is falling in thick white sheets with no end in sight, the bright, cheerful flavors of [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-01-23

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Twenty-Three

In the most minimal fashion, much like the twenty-second year preceding it, my twenty third came and went. There was ice skating with my dad, a shared lunch, a black and white movie at home, and cake; no party, and no candles. Not so much a day of celebration as a day of rest, which [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2012-01-13

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A Cookie in Every Oven

If ever there was an ideal time to bake cookies, it would be now. At this very moment, cookie swaps are happening across the nation, and gifts of cookie platters and cookie baskets are being piled high. Rainbows of doughs are rolling out on kitchen counters, a world of flavored batters are being dropped onto [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-12-08

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A Sour Note

It’s true what they say; All you need is loaf. Wait, that’s not how the song goes? What a shame, because on yet another glorious World Bread Day, it seemed like the ideal anthem for us flour-encrusted and loaf pan-wielding bakers across the globe. Celebrating all things doughy and yeasted, it’s an event that I [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-10-16

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Make Room for Mesquite

Wrapped up in soft long sleeves and knee-high socks, the night air still felt unseasonably harsh. Pumpkins and butternut squash looked like aliens in the produce department, suddenly materializing out of no where. Have they always been quite so orange, or so large? A year is a long time to go without seeing a close [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-09-16

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Last Call for Blueberries

I’m usually not one for either making or hosting guest posts, but when the Beantown Baker invited me over to her blog to share a bit of my work, I could hardly refuse. So, for today’s recipe, go check it out over in the Friday Favorites section.  You don’t want to miss this one- Marbled [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-09-02

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To Post or Not to Post?

Perfection is an unrealistic goal, and yet so many blogs attempt to achieve just that. Guilty of that precise crime, it’s difficult to decide what should make the cut when it comes time to make the next post. Should an unreliable recipe go live, potentially frustrating curious readers? Never; that would be an unpardonable offense. [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-08-19

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Christmas in July

Sleigh bells are most certainly not ringing on this sweltering day, but in a summer state of mind, the ice cream truck’s cheerful jingle could happily suffice. Christmas in July is a phenomena that has not yet truly caught on in the US, typically reserved as a poor excuse to go on shopping sprees or [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-07-25

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Picture This

Change comes slowly, incrementally building while no one’s looking, until suddenly the vast difference can no longer be ignored. That fact had never been more clear while going over the raw manuscript of Vegan Desserts, and giving the photos their final assessment. Though all of the recipes already had photos taken about a year ago, [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-07-22

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Winners of Books and Breads

Selected by the wise and all-knowing random number generator, today’s pick for who will receive a copy of the Green Market Baking Book is… The comment belonging to the 11th poster, who happens to be… VeggieGirl! This gal has definitely got luck on her side, because if I’m not mistaken, this is actually the second [...] Continue reading

This is a syndicated post. Read the original at BitterSweet 2011-06-14

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