A Very Berry Pie
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Friday, July 23, 2010
For his 14th birthday on Tuesday, Eamon declined a traditional birthday cake and requested “pie with lots of different berries in it.”
The only problem was that I don’t happen to have a recipe for “pie with lots of different berries in it.”
The first place I decided to look was one of my favorite recipe sites: AllRecipes.com. I love how the recipes at this site are all rated by “real cooks” and there... READ MORE
Grate Butter
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Last month I made the Cook’s Illustrated recipe for blueberry scones (which I highly recommend - you can find it here) and I was surprised. Instead of having you cut the butter into the dry ingredients like most scone recipes, this one has you freeze the butter, grate it, then stick in back in the freezer before stirring it in with the flour and stuff.
It worked! Beautifully!
So last night I made... READ MORE
Fresh From the Freezer
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Monday, June 14, 2010
I am a big fan of pie. In the summertime, though, the idea of heating up my kitchen with baking is not so appealing.
What is appealing, though, are the many cool treats you can make and then serve fresh from the freezer, all summer long. The bonus, I have found, is that “freezer baking” tends to be even simpler than the oven kind. Many of the recipes I use have three steps: Mix, Dump, Freeze.
This... READ MORE
Wild for Waffles
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Tuesday, May 11, 2010
So I got a brand new super awesome waffle maker for Mother’s Day.
It’s the third one I’ve owned, but I am thrilled to have it. Pancakes and french toast are nice, but I find myself wanting to make waffles again and again. Since my last waffle maker broke over a year ago, I am little out of practice with my creative waffle baking. Thus far, I have been happy to use the very basic, easy recipe that... READ MORE
Breakfast on the Go
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Monday, February 22, 2010
I’d love it if I could eat a good breakfast every morning. Some days when the kids cooperate, I do manage to sit down for a fried egg or a bowl of cereal. But many days it’s not possible, and I end up scarfing down a piece of toast while directing potty trips and putting the day’s first load of laundry in the washer.
This is why I love the idea of a granola bar. It’s like a breakfast of oatmeal that... READ MORE
Upside-Down Fun
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Food on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I laughed aloud when I saw this recipe on Serious Eats for a Doughnut Upside-Down Cake. Despite the name of the website, I thought the whole thing had to be a joke.
But no, someone really made a doughnut upside-down cake. It’s just like pineapple upside-down cake, apparently - same caramel-like topping, same method - but with doughnuts instead of pineapple rings.
The author’s comment on the doughnut... READ MORE
Confection Affections
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Have you begun your Christmas baking yet?
I have done ... exactly none so far.
This is not like me. I usually enjoy spending my Advent filling my freezer with a beautiful assortment of special cookies and candies for Christmas gifts and entertaining.
But I’m always lecturing other moms about accepting their season in life and I suppose it’s time I took my own advice.
Right now my motherhood seems... READ MORE
Sharing the Good Stuff
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Tuesday, November 24, 2009
I must admit, I love this time of year. My kitchen never feels so cozy, warm, and inviting as it does the days before Thanksgiving. I love having an excuse to clear my calendar and focus on food.
When it comes to Thanksgiving recipes, my family does not approve of experimentation. Don’t put funny things in the stuffing, don’t mess with the mashed potatoes, and for Pete’s sake, let a perfect pumpkin... READ MORE
Birthday Baking is the Best
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Monday, November 23, 2009
Hard to believe that ten years ago today, I spent the morning doing my very best not to curse at a well-intentioned nurse who continually offered me a “birthing ball.”
No thank you, Ma’am ... No, really, I don’t want it ... Please, no ... NO BALL! GO AWAY! NO BALL!
It got pretty ugly.
But birthing ball or no birthing ball, the end result of that labor of love was well worth every bit it cost me.... READ MORE
Yum Without the Yuck
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Thursday, November 12, 2009
Juliette is my resident baker. She likes goodies of all kinds and bakes regularly (Hmmm, where does she get that?).
Yesterday, she asked if she could try a pie. And her chocolate-loving Mama suggested she try a French Silk chocolate pie. I have fond memories of baking these delicious desserts years ago with college roommates.
When I looked up the recipes, though, I was surprised to find that pretty... READ MORE
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