My mom has been making banana bread (actually, it’s usually banana bread muffins) since before I can remember. Her recipe is adapted from an old cookbook of hers, and when I had some extra time on my hands– along with some over-ripe bananas– during a long weekend out of town, I decided to scour the internet for a similar recipe. It had to use sour cream, and of course mashed…
I eat a lot of granola bars. Usually before gymnastics/riding/attempting to run track. I made these (the recipe is from The Pioneer Woman) as a celebration of being in a fully functioning kitchen when we took a family trip to the Hamptons for a weekend. I had been dying to make them, but granola bars are definitely something that you only want to make if you have a sink and, well, a counter.…
The last of this year’s Passover recipes, these carrot cups from Epicurious (which can be found here) have been an item at our holiday dinners for years. Now, you may be wondering what a carrot cup is… It’s a cup full of carrots! Just kidding. Carrot cups are sort of like carrot muffins, without being cakey. Did that make any sense? Probably not. You see, they’re these carroty orangey things baked in…
Mmm… Mandelbread. Or… Mandel Bread? Mandelbrodt? Please advise. Anyway, this scrumptious Chocolate Chip Mandelbread comes with a story. We (meaning my grandmother and I) weren’t even planning on making these cookies for our Passover dinner until we got a text from my aunt.…
As promised, here is the recipe for this dreamy, smooth, chocolatey torte, originally from Hersheys.com (although we got it from Allrecipes). This dessert consists of four thin layers of chocolate cake, with cocoa whipped cream holding the whole thing together. Sounds pretty good, right? Believe it or not, the recipe uses no flour, no cake meal, nothing! Just some cocoa powder and nuts. Ok, ok. Time for me to stop…
When I started this blog, I swore to myself that I would write a post every week. Well, as you can probably see from my lack of a post last week… That plan failed er, isn’t working out. And in case you were wondering why… Cringe if you must.…
I originally made this bread for a school history assignment in which I had to research quinoa. It was my first time baking my own bread, and I have to admit that I was pretty excited. I think that it came out great for a first attempt, and I can’t wait to experiment with more recipes. This bread is hearty and healthy, as it has both quinoa and oats in…
From the Four and Twenty Blackbirds cookbook comes this wonderfully rich and ooey gooey pie. Made with an oat filling and complete with a layer of chocolate ganache, this treat is killer. Although my multitasking skills were put to the test while assembling this recipe, and I may or may not have gotten oats all over the kitchen (!), the result was well worth it and I can’t say I…
The snickerdoodles quenched my thirst for baking– for one day. So when the itch came back, I decided to revisit a buttermilk scones recipe I had tested out the weekend before. These scones are buttery and simple to make. I’ve tried a few varieties, including chocolate cherry and blueberry, and they’ve all turned out delicious. The recipe is adapted from food network.com and can be found here.…
Whenever pondering what to do with myself over the weekend, baking always comes to mind. This can be a good thing– no, this can be a great thing. It can also be a not so great thing. I know what you’re thinking– how could an abundance of baked goods ever be a bad thing? Well, 6 dozen cookies and 2 tupperwares full of scones tend to take up a lot of…