Not one, but two Dutch Apple Cakes with a thinnish coat of Brown Sugar Buttermilk Frosting. It’s free apple season, lots of apples from local trees, and that means use them or lose them. Last week it was apple oatmeal crisp and today these cakes. I had a bee in my bonnet about maybe buttermilk … More Dutch Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Buttermilk Frosting with Recipe
The last time that I visited my sister, one of her friends popped by, looked at me and said, “Did you bring cookies for Laurie?” Indeed, I had brought cookies and other things, as usual, and I knew that Annette would likely be the recipient of one or two cookies or something else I’d baked. … More New! My Lemon Shortbread Cookies
Over the past few weeks I’ve experimented with cookies made with walnuts and semisweet chocolate. Two versions were for a friend who’s a diabetic, so I used brown sugar substitute erythritol by Swerve and whole wheat flour which gives less glycemic load than all-purpose flour. The first of those used some almond flour with the … More Finding the Ultimate while experimenting with Chocolate Chip Cookies
As I wrote in an Instagram post: It’s said that the eagle flies solo, except for his mate. I’m happy to say that my Joneses have new offspring and will fly alone as Toasted Coconut Caramel Jones. They have toasted, grated coconut, Trader Joe’s Sea Salt Caramel Baking Chips, a brown sugar cream cheese and coconut … More New! Toasted Coconut Caramel Jones
The resident lady who hobby is our flower gardens has a birthday today. She likes lemon cake so I made a 3-layer lemon cake, fresh lemon curd and lemon cream cheese frosting. I couldn’t help myself, though. I had to decorate with Washington cherries from Rainier Fruit. And guess what’s out hopping around the lawn? … More Happy Birthday to Our Gardener
My Honey Rose Caramels (which didn’t capture the rose flavor because honey won the battle for first place) and the Lemon Butter Cookies went on a trip to a ranch and a special birthday girl who trains rescue dogs, is a beekeeper and a very busy mother and wife. I even found a tin appropriate … More Honey Rose Caramels and Go-along Cookies
I like to make something every year for the end of Ramadan, the occasion on which Muslims and those of us who understand it say “Eid Mubarak” which means Happy Eid. This year the manager where I live is neither Muslim nor Arab but I don’t let that get in the way of making something … More Eid Mubarak! and Chinese Sesame Tahini Cookies
Gifted with a small piece of ginger last week, having a recent purchase of crystalized ginger and an upcoming Mahjongg afternoon with my Chinese ladies, my mind went to a muffin that I had in mind for awhile. I planned to package them beautifully, add a sparkly purple Easter ribbon and a ginger chew. And … More Triple Ginger Muffins
Recently one of my Chinese Mahjongg ladies gave me a Chinese cookie with sesame seeds in it and I was reminded that I’d had an idea for a butter cookie with things I associate with Lebanese sweets. Another one of the ladies here (who is a world-class gardener) provided me with rose petals mid-June to … More New! Flavors of Lebanon Butter Cookie
I had a couple bananas which needed to be used, the usual choices didn’t appeal and I’d had a dream, one of those “I’m in a bakery in Parkland” dreams. There’s no such bakery but I’ve gone there in a dream many times, seen something and the next day I’d either written it down during … More New! Pineapple Upside-down Banana Cake
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