Category Archives: Baking Jumbles
Blueberry Peach Galette
Last weekend my best friend from college and her two young daughters (ages 4 and 6) hopped on the train and took a day trip from Philadelphia to New York City to visit me. The older one had been here … Continue reading
Grapefruit Pound Cake
Sometimes I bake something with no intention whatsoever of blogging it. It seems simple and not so special and just something I made for the heck of it. Fortunately, this has happened enough times that I now photograph most things … Continue reading
Lemon Blueberry Triple Layer Cake
Last weekend family and friends gathered to celebrate my dad’s retirement. After 40 years of working (albeit one day per week for those of you who know him, haha), he is now on Easy Street. The opportunity to feed a … Continue reading
Strawberry Mousse
Finally! I know that summer is on its way when berries are plentiful at the supermarket and their prices are reasonable. I am looking forward to many delicious recipes using some of my favorite berries. Earlier this week I made … Continue reading
Peanut Butter Icebox Pie
First, a brief complaint. I hate when recipes call for “chocolate wafer” cookies. There are two kinds of chocolate wafer cookies and the recipe never says which, so I have to read through the recipe and try to deduce which … Continue reading
Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
Remember when a few weeks ago I said that I made two lemon meringue pies in order to taste test two recipes and see which one won? Well, I did it again. I had three Snickerdoodle Cupcake recipes sitting around … Continue reading
Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
This is, unfortunately, probably a very unoriginal post. So far this week I’ve seen at least 3 other blogs post Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Eggs. But I had decided to make these before I saw those posts and my heart … Continue reading
Meyer Lemon Meringue Pie and overindulging in NYC
For the past several weeks I have been eating very healthy. Well I always eat healthy, but I’ve been on a little bit of a kick. That is, until Wednesday. For starters, it’s Girl Scout Cookie Season. Frankly, that should … Continue reading
Strawberry Chantilly
After a beautiful and warm week, this Sunday was slightly cooler and overcast – the perfect day to stay home, do some housework, and of course bake. Earlier in the week I had stumbled upon a recipe for Chantilly pie, … Continue reading
Grasshopper Cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day
From what I remember, when I was growing up St. Patrick’s Day was nothing but a reason to wear green and hang up paper shamrocks. That was in Pennsylvania where, I guess, there weren’t a whole lot of Irish. Here … Continue reading