Archive for the ‘baking’ Category

Pumpkin Pie (with Maple Vanilla Sauce and Maple Spiced Pumpkin Seeds)

I want to apologize for my long absence. Not only have we been having some web server problems, but the shortened days have made it very difficult for me to take pictures, since my sub-par camera means I need the sunlight. Rest assured, I have been eating well, and on the occasion of my birthday, [...]

November 26, 2007   Posted in: baking, dessert, locally grown, pie, technique  6 Comments

Ciabatta

I figured I’d try making ciabatta (ie, Italian slipper bread, as it looks kinda like a man’s slipper) because it’s gotten so trendy in the past few years and there was a recipe in my bread book. The ciabatta process is quite different from other breads. It requires a starter begun the night before and [...]

November 13, 2007   Posted in: baking, bread  No Comments

Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

One day last week, I decided I wanted a sandwich, because I like eating sandwiches sometimes. But I had no bread in the house with which to make it, so I went to the market… to buy flour. I’d run out of whole wheat flour, y’see, and I don’t like to use all-white for my [...]

October 23, 2007   Posted in: baking, bread  2 Comments

Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Beware these cookies: they can be dangerous! Chewy, and delicious, and so rich, it’s hard to eat more than one or two at a time, but as soon as you’re able, you’ll want more. Another gem from Isa at The Post Punk Kitchen, the original calls for too much sugar (as do many of her [...]

October 19, 2007   Posted in: baking, chocolate, cookies, dessert  4 Comments

Mini Corn Muffins

These corn muffins represent the first recipe ever I tried from the good folks at The Post Punk Kitchen. Isa’s recipe is fabulous, though too sweet for my tastes so I cut down the sugar and make other minor mods like adding whole kernel corn. I like the added texture of the corn and also [...]

September 25, 2007   Posted in: baking, muffins, recipe  4 Comments

Peach Cobbler

Last weekend, my friend John gave me some peaches out of the bushel or so he’d picked from a friend’s trees. The were quite delicious, but too many to eat before they turned (especially with more peaches coming in my farm share). Being a traditional Southern gal, my thoughts immediately went to peach cobbler. Okay, [...]

September 17, 2007   Posted in: baking, dessert, locally grown, recipe  No Comments

Rosemary & Caramelized Onion Focaccia

On a beautiful summer day, I wanted some freshly baked bread so decided it was time to take my first shot at focaccia. I searched many recipes and ended up combining aspects of several of them. The result was not quite the texture I was aiming for, but it was still light, flavorful, and delicious. [...]

August 29, 2007   Posted in: baking, bread, farm share, garden, recipe  3 Comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

As we take over the world, one cupcake at a time… Even though I’d recently acquired Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, I didn’t have it handy when I started baking so the body of these is standard “Wacky Cake”. By the time they were in the oven, I was able to ponder my frosting [...]

August 26, 2007   Posted in: baking, chocolate, cupcakes, dessert, peanut butter, recipe  No Comments