I justify this as a healthy snack because it has fruits (apricots, cranberries, and raisins), nuts (almonds, walnuts, and cashews), dark...

Over the summer I made a lot of fruit galettes - blueberries, peaches, and apples. I wanted a change, so today I bought some prosciutto...

My friend Nick hosted another BBQ get-together on Friday, and asked that I make a special cake as our friends Tony and Kiersten recently...

Today is Super Tok game night and my snack contribution is this organic date brownies with walnuts, espresso, and ground black pepper....

I’ve been baking bread and having it with butter over the last few weeks. For a change, I decided to bake panettone - with walnuts,...

We’ve had an unseasonally cold Spring but this weekend has been sunny and warm. Yesterday I walked to lunch in Madrona, explored Madrona...

I’ve baked a lot of cookies and bread lately so I decided that a cake would be in order this weekend. I found a simple recipe that would...

I bought Brie the other day on a whim because it’s always good to have something versatile in the fridge. Today I felt like having Brie....

I visited my neighbor, Barbara, the other day and she gave me a jar of mixed spiced nuts. They were so good, they were gone within two...

For some time, I‘ve wanted a stand mixer with a large metal mixing bowl with metal (not plastic) parts. But they don’t come cheap. Amazon...

I miss international travel. Seeing beautiful pictures of Turkey, Morocco, and Greece on my Facebook feed doesn’t help. I visited Turkey...

It’s nice and convenient to have bread that’s ready to eat - no butter, jam, or topping required. You get that by adding the toppings you...

When you have Gouda, you bake something with it. Jean gave me a huge block of Gouda cheese so I decided to bake mini bread rolls filled...

That’s Brie. I was dreaming of the baked Brie that only one restaurant I know in Seattle (Purple Cafe and Wine Bar) does so well. Jean...

I think this is by far the most delicious bread I’ve baked and also the easiest. I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner. It’s soft,...

Also known as a couronne. It looks complicated but it’s super simple to make although it takes time because of two proofing sessions....

There’s so much you can do with bananas. Instead of banana foster, this time I’ve decided on the good old banana cake with walnuts. I...

These Mexican wedding cookies owe its melt-in-the-mouth goodness to the rich, buttery dough and crushed nuts, sans eggs. It’s also fun to...

When povitica was first mentioned on the Great British Baking show, I went “What is that?”. Apparently many bakers did not know either...