Poppy Seed Quandary

A lesson is online ordering. You don’t always get what you want.

Pavlova Bake-off

Amanda issued a Pavlova Bake-off challenge and I said “Game ON!” Although I’d heard of Australia’s most famous dessert I’d … More

Every year around this time, I feel like making ginger cookies. There’s something about the smell of spices and molasses … More

I have a friend who does wonders with my garden. Ron is an older English gentleman who retired so that … More

Amanda’s post on making cinnamon buns reminded me of the time I made my first batch of sweet sugar buns. … More

I am not a pie person. Growing up it wasn’t part of my culinary heritage. Of course, I’d read about … More

The secret to great tasting bread is flavor developed through fermentation. In sourdoughs this starts by pre-fermenting wild yeast, flour … More

In my previous post I mentioned buying a tool that even my bread making teacher didn’t know how to use. … More

I’m doing a Marie Kondo on my pantry when I find a brick of dried dates. It’d been shoved deep … More

April 25th was ANZAC day and Amanda shared her recipe for the famous Anzac cookies biscuits. I can’t call them cookies. … More