Peanut Butter Cookies
Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies studded with peanut butter chips for extra peanut butter flavor. Perfect when dunked in a tall glass of milk! I used to make these cookies so often when I was in high school that I had the recipe memorized. They are whipped up in one bowl in about 15 minutes. No mixer required. No … Read More
I am Thankful For…
I am so thankful for my family, my friends, and my fur kids. I am a lucky girl.
Eggs
My girls have finally blessed me with some beautiful fresh, homegrown eggs. Right now they are a little small yet to use much for baking, but I guess that is what a kitchen scale is for.
Disasters and frustrations
I tried my hand at some French macarons this weekend. They were a total disaster. So much of a disaster, I do not have a photo. There was no foot. They turned brown. Terrible. This is Tornado. He is the other sort of beast that I enjoy wrangling. I have had him for ten years through much good and bad. … Read More
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Of all of the comfort foods in this world, my absolute favorite is a chocolate chip cookie. It is the first recipe I learned to make. It is my go-to recipe when I need to bring a dessert to a friend’s house. When I am craving something sweet, a scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough cures it every time. These … Read More
Greek Celebration Bread
The next bread for the BBA Challenge was Greek Celebration Bread or Artos. There were a couple of options when making this bread in regards to the shape of the bread. You could make Christopsomos which is served at Christmas time and has raisins, cranberries, and walnuts mixed in. The other option would be to make Lambropsomo, which is served … Read More
BBA Challenge Breads
I know I am posting about it a bit late, but I am participating in the BBA challenge put forth by Nicole from Pinch My Salt. Its quite an interesting challenge. The idea is to work through Peter Reinhart’s book The Bread Baker’s Apprentice at the rate of one recipe per week. Because life has gotten busy on me, I … Read More
Reckless with Anticipation
There is something amazing about Spring. It is full of what could be. Northern Illinois usually has fairly substantial winters; complete with lots of snow, ice, and below zero days. Somewhere around March, Mother Nature starts toying with us and she tosses us a few 60-70 degree days. Enough to make our hearts beat faster, hoping that winter is behind … Read More