State Fair Cream Puffs

State Fair Cream Puffs

This bake is dedicated to one of my most special peeps, Sylvia. She is one of my “army of women” and she’s fantastic! We met when our kids started kindergarten together and we were fast friends after getting involved in Parent Council later in their elementary school...
Brown Sugar Crinkles

Brown Sugar Crinkles

My youngest son, B, was a real baker as a little guy. He would have Christmas cookie exchanges with his teachers and friends’ moms. It was adorable! His “go to” recipe was pumpkin bread; it’s still my favorite quick bread and I miss helping him make it, because he...
The Best Vanilla Cupcakes

The Best Vanilla Cupcakes

These are the most delicious vanilla cupcakes I have ever had. They are our family favorite. Hard to explain but they are light and dense at the same time. Another thing I love about them is their flat tops after baking (see photo below). Some cupcakes get a big domed...
Round Cheese Bread

Round Cheese Bread

It was a cool and rainy Friday morning and I was on my last day of vacation. It had been wonderful. I was hoping to spend the day outside, puttering in my garden but was secretly happy that I could stay indoors and bake! It was a summer full of BBQs and that day just...
Valentine Sugar Cookies

Valentine Sugar Cookies

Here is a Happy Valentines Day bonus!! I am very creative and I was inspired to learn how to decorate cookies with Run Sugar which is flowable Royal Icing. When my kids were younger I put three cookies into a small bag and that was their Valentine for all their...
Pizza Spread

Pizza Spread

Okay, Chickens … we’re going off script today! You will find that I will go off script every once in a while. This means that my bake will not come from my beloved taste of home cookbook, but it will come from another home cook in my life. And this home cook is my...