Adventures in cooking and baking.
These spiced skull cakelets are cute little tasty bites flavored with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, and cayenne. They are a sweet dessert with a bit of a kick!
These little cake bites are such a fun and tasty treat to make for Halloween. The cakes are moist and spicy, and so reminiscent of the fall season.
This bread is made with a delicious mix of different grains, including wheat, corn meal, oats, bran, and brown rice.
This multigrain bread, called "struan," was created by my favorite bread baking author and teacher, Peter Reinhart.
These stir-fried udon noodles with chicken and vegetables is so easy to prepare and is ready in less than 20 minutes.
Yaki udon is a Japanese stir-fry that includes udon noodles, a protein, veggies, and a simple sauce made with soy sauce (either light or dark depending on the region), plus mirin or sake.
This pull-apart brioch bread is soft, light, flaky, buttery, and rich, all at the same time.
Brioche bread is made with an enriched dough that is high in butter and and eggs. It can be sweet or savory, or somewhere in between. It's a tricky bread to make, and can either turn out light and delicate, or heavy and dense.
These twice-baked potato pirogies are wonderful little filled dumplings - potatoes, cheese, bacon - pure comfort food.
These pierogies are a take on the Polish pierogi, which is typically filled with potatoes, cheese, cabbage, meat, or sweet fillings. As someone who loves anything potato and cheese, I had to try these, with a twist!
These molasses bran muffins are super wholesome, moist, and packed with flavor.
You can make (and serve) these delicious and nutritious all whole grain muffins in about 30 to 45 minutes. They are loaded with fiber, which makes them a super filling (and tasty) way to start your day.
This tomato, kidney bean, and roast beef chili soup is perfect for using leftover roast beef or brisket.
The first time I made this Tomato, Kidney Bean, and Roast Beef Chili Soup because I had some leftover roast beef, and I wanted something to go with these wonderful savory corn muffins.
