My goal was a simple one; make a gluten-free vegan banana bread that was straightforward, easy, something that my 7-year old would eat, and that looked and tasted like the banana bread I see in every local café. Easy, right?! I had played around with eggless recipes for years, and never found something that I…
It’s funny how this social isolation business can mess with your brain. I almost went mad last weekend. I just could not stand another minute with my beloved family! The only solution was to lose myself in a new recipe. Salted Caramel & Pretzel Cheesecake, no less. Somehow the focus was like meditation, and within…
“Oh, my goodness… they worked!” Nobody could have been more surprised than me when the first attempt at these Blueberry & Lemon Crumble Muffins worked so well. As a baker who does recipe testing almost constantly, you get used to tipping a percentage of your work into the garbage disposal. I have had my fair…
How fussy are little kids when it comes to eating? That’s a rhetorical question. They can be really, really fussy! Are they more aware of taste and texture than we are, or just less adventurous? They certainly make up for the lack of daring at the dinner table by running, climbing, jumping and scaring their…
Ah, the smell of fresh, home baked bread! Is there anything quite like it? That irresistible scent wafting through the air, filling the nostrils with warmth and causing the mouth to drool in anticipation of a thick slice or two, smeared with peanut butter and jam. The memories tumble together of a time long past……