These cookies are the most delicious and buttery cookie. They are good plain, but I prefer them with the powdered sugar glaze or rolled in sprinkles before baking. What is a pastry blender? Until I started making these cookies, I had never heard of a pastry blender. A pastry blender is a kitchen tool intended to combine fat and … Read More
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
So I made these pumpkin whoopie pies a few weeks ago and I was totally amazed at how easy they were. They turned out to be such cute little cakey cookies with a delicious cream cheese frosting. But then, the weirdest thing happened. I put them in an airtight container overnight and when I opened the container to serve them … Read More
Darling Husband
I have a wonderful husband. I have a wonderful husband who is smart. Because I have a wonderful husband who is smart, he writes really nerdy research papers that get accepted to conferences in Europe that he must attend to present said papers. I have a wonderful husband who always brings me back something from his travels in Europe. This … Read More
Gluten
Just found this interesting article about some of the science behind bread baking and gluten. I find it helpful in baking when I understand the chemistry behind the magic.
Just a good idea
I can’t remember where I saw this, but adding some of that gripper shelf paper to my cake carrier changed my life. Seriously. I take dessert a lot of places and up until last Christmas I did not have a cake carrier. I thought my cake carrier was awesome, but then I read about putting this non skid shelf paper … Read More