From the monthly archives:

June 2010

How To Make Pie Crust… do it.

June 30, 2010

Pin it We’ve talked about pie crust before, you and I. I thought today might be a good day for a little refresher. The breeze outside is mighty fine, the sun seems pretty friendly, I’ve got chilled butter in the fridge, and… tomorrow I want to show you how to make a double crusted berry [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

June 29, 2010

Pin it I’m twenty nine years old. I’m an adult. I pay my bills. I do my taxes. I go to jury duty. I stand in line at the post office without heavy sighs. I floss too! I totally floss. And yet. Somehow. I thought it would be ok… not just ok, but reasonable… not [...]

Wild Rice Salad with yogurt vinaigrette

June 28, 2010

Pin it Right now, all I can think about is raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. But… that’s not why we’re here today. Today we have to talk about rice and beans and vegetables. I just want you to know that what I’m really thinking about it… cookie dough. Oooh cookie dough. Let’s do this [...]

Buttery Sweet Dough. Emulsions and gunk.

June 25, 2010

Pin it So what’s the deal with this Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion? A few of you asked what this mysterious stuff was… you seemed pretty serious… I don’t want to get beat up. Let me tell you about this baking gunk. Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion is like a baking extract… like [...]

Fact: I Made a Wedding Cake.

June 23, 2010

Pin it Holy Smokes! Would you look at that! A finished wedding cake. You’ve been here from the very beginning. You’ve been here for the clay and the extracts. You’ve seen the baking. And now!? Well dang…. I’m going to show you how I put the whole thing together. It’s a long story. [...]

Rocky Road Brownies

June 22, 2010

Pin it So… you know that part in Scent of a Woman… yes, hello, 1992…. when blind Al Pacino sniffs out pretty ladies… literally… and somehow worms his way into their good graces? Have you seen Scent of a Woman staring Al Pacino and Chris O’Donnell? Of course you have. If blind Al Pacino were [...]

Wedding Cake: almost the end

June 20, 2010

Pin it mmm. mmm. mmmmmm. There were a lot… and I mean aaaaaa loooooot of steps between this bowl of batter and decorating this wedding cake onsite, ten minutes before the ceremony. I want to tell you about all those steps. The dowels, the driving, how I tried to turn the inside of my car [...]

Wedding Cake: the middle

June 18, 2010

Pin it I’m surrounded by cake. Right now. Literally surrounded. I’m also eating a vegan enchilada… but that’s neither here nor there. I’m taking a break on this Friday Wedding Cake Extravaganza Madness Day to give you a glimpse of what’s going on in my kitchen. The only thing not pictured is my [...]

Wedding Cake: Extracts and Clay

June 17, 2010

Pin it Meet Zach and Nicole. Clay versions of Zach and Nicole… molded and shaped by the bride. This cake topper is sitting on the counter staring at me. I’m going to try super extra crazy hard not to break these little people before it’s wedding time. Wedding cake making means wedding [...]

Wedding Cake: the beginning

June 15, 2010

Pin it Can I show you what’s going on in my kitchen these days? So far it’s just a bunch of lists (lots of lists) and empty cake pans. Somehow… by Saturday it’ll all be a pretty pretty wedding cake. I don’t make wedding cakes very often. They stress me out. [...]

Flourless Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

June 13, 2010

Pin it These cookies got me thinking about all the different ways that I enjoy peanut butter and jelly. You know I love a list… so here goes. I love peanut butter and jelly: on white bread with the crust cut off. rolled up in a warm flour tortilla. on a toasted bagel, excluding the [...]

It’s Hot. Go Cold.

June 10, 2010

Pin it It’s getting hot. You know what that means…. under-boob sweat. Don’t look at me like that. You know it happens to you too. The only solution: Ice Cream… and other things from the freezer. Obvi. Ice Cream Cupcakes? Yes. Brownie Bottom Ice Cream Cupcakes? Fist pump. Heck yes. [...]

Coffee Smoothie Every Which Way

June 9, 2010

Pin it I have a stubborn brain. My stubborn brain doesn’t like to buy things that it knows my hands can make at home. Wait… maybe that’s my cheap brain. I get the two confused sometimes. Strangely enough, my stubborn and cheap brain will easily talk me out of buying a $4 coffee drink, but [...]

How To Make Apricot Crostatas

June 7, 2010

Pin it These are my Mom’s hands. They’re two parts lady lumber jack, one part awesome raiser of children, and three parts amazing gardener. That’s six parts total. Arbitrary… I know. I love Mom hands… they tend to have super knowledge. I taught my mamabear how to make Apricot Crostatas. Pie dough. Egg wash. Wait. [...]

Sour Cream Molasses Bran Muffins

June 4, 2010

Pin it Let’s take a trip through the top drawer of my dresser. I have a point to make. … we’re about to talk about underwear. Can you handle it? The top dresser drawer houses the following items: – Cotton granny panties. Summertime sleeping bras. For private use only. No exceptions. Not to be [...]

Joy the Baker’s Cutting Room Floor

June 2, 2010

Pin it I’m full of all sorts of bright ideas when I step in the kitchen. There seem to be endless ways to combine butter and sugar and flour, and my brain just looooves the possibilities. And sometimes? I fail. Hardcore. We’re talking sugar burned pans, melted goopy ice cream, disgusting brownies and chocolate [...]