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Pignolis- An Heirloom Recipe from a Friend’s Mother
The one thing I can tell you is, don’t mess around with the confectioner’s sugar amount as it is needed to make the cookie take shape! Parchment paper is key, too. You can see I should have put this...
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A Failed Cake is a Reminder
What really matters. It’s good to be reminded by the universe. There’s no time for a do-over. Be humbled. I was so disappointed. Wanted to take this to the feast today and feel I had really outdone...
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Cheesecake Pie Made with Coconut Palm Sugar
Some of the family is eating gluten-free. You might have seen the crumbled cake top from the other day (which was delicious) And the family is trying to reduce intake of refined sugar. I wanted to...
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Jim, the Baker at Slippery Rock
Field trip today with high school students, exploring Slippery Rock Univeresity. The weather was almost like early Spring if you can believe it. At lunch the kids were thrilled with the fare in the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise
Seven surprises! The weekly photo challenge: surprise. I’m thinking about Stef’s Three Daily Delights blog and how she faithfully lists three delights from her day. Thanks Stef for the inspiration....
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You Have to be 8 to Take the Cake Decorating Class
When I got to Ohio Friday evening, Anna(9) was out with a friend, taking a cake decorating class for kids. When she got home, she put some finishing touches on her Kitty Cat Cake while her younger...
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Thinking About Pie on National Pie Day
I emailed my friend Rob to see if he had any updates for National Pie Day this year. He is the only pie judge I know. Official, that is. Just a year ago he was guest blogger with the National Pie Day...
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Music and Chocolate Cake in Zagreb, Croatia
So I got home from my weekend in Ohio, Sunday night with no chance to photograph the neighborhood for the weekly photo challenge as it was dark outside. Changing the clocks didn’t help me with enough...
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Another Cupcake Heard From
No falling sprinkles today but one good cupcake leads to another. My sister said cupcakes aren’t her favorite as the frosting is disproportionate to the amount of cake involved but many people are...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says
When I went to look in my files for signage, I wasn’t surprised to find a ton of them. I know I’m attracted to writing and the reading of it. This week’s challenge arrived in my inbox Friday May 31st...
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Aunt Suzanne Baked the Cake for Niece Grace’s Graduation Party
Steve and I attended a fun high school graduation party Saturday night. The cake was something to see. And eat! Graduate Grace’s Aunt Suzanne baked and decorated this elaborate and tasty creation....
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Little Italy Days Bloomfield Neighborhood, Pittsburgh PA
Saturday afternoon I went to Little Italy Days in Bloomfield with my friend V and this evening I went over with Steve. The street was blocked off and it was quite festive. Can’t put up the aromas of...
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Macarons
Almost everyone’s crazy for Macarons these days. What’s all the fuss about? Macaron stores popping up in NYC every few blocks. And in Pittsburgh! They’re everywhere. “meringue- like...
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Brioche or Croissant ?
Photographed with iPhone before bed- guests coming for brunch in the morning - From Jean-Marc Chatellier Bakery in Millvale PA (I vote for the brioche every time ) Filed under: Photography Tagged:...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers
Layers. Layers of cake. Seemed an easy theme to respond to – and I’m sure the layers of cake will be posted by many other bloggers. The only problem with this week’s challenge is knowing when to stop...
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Grated Grenada Nutmeg
Sunday afternoon I was getting ready to bake cookies. (Originally from Fannie Farmer Boston Cooking School) The recipe my mother used to use for her signature Sour Cream cookies – (baking them on my...
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Health Conscious Eaters Don’t Look Today
Second of a series. Beanie Weenies was (were?) the first. Comfort food as the days get shorter and the temp outside dipped down to 12. Our systems are still adjusting to the cold and urge to crawl...
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Lebkuchen Recipe from Aunt Rhea, (Well actually from her Mother’s Father)
This recipe is from Aunt Rhea’s mother’s (Marie) father, Julius Rickel(, who died in 1933.) That’s all the info I have on the handwritten recipe. Not much more. How to bake a Family...
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Modern Art Baking
A surprise in the mail from my friend Won’t this be fun? Filed under: Baking, Cooking and Eating Tagged: baking, friendship, postaday
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Hungarian Nut Roll Slideshow
Today Jaclyn and her sister Shannon baked nut rolls together, carrying on family tradition. Their mother, Theresa, passed last February. This post is to remember Theresa , those who knew and loved her...
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