Make a batch of crumble topping now. FREEZE. You are now ready to make a fabulous crumble dessert at a moments notice! I love using crumble to top my Blueberry Muffins. Thanks Alex Guarnaschelli ! (PS I’ve loved you before Chopped was even a TV show. BUTTER is my favorite restaurant!) Print Iron…
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Make Your Own Self-Rising Flour
The 1st time I purchased Self Rising Flour was to make Magnolia Bakery Cupcakes. Then I moved to The South. And tarted eating a lot of Buttermilk Biscuits! When making Biscuits, you should really be using White Lily Flour. Because that is just the way it is done. BUT when you don’t have Self Rising…
Playing in the Kitchen: Cake for Breakfast! Blueberry Buckle [Coffee Cake]
Hooray! It’s that time of year when berries are in season! Right now, a pint of Blueberries is only $1 at Kroger (as opposed to $4-5 during the winter). Luckily, berries freeze well, so it’s a good time to stock up. By comparison, the same amount of “Kroger brand” blueberries bought in the freezer section…
Playing in the Kitchen: THE Banana Bread
This is my family’s new go-to Banana bread recipe. Since I was a kid, we had always defaulted to The Fannie Farmer Cookbook version of Banana bread. It is quick, made from ingredients we had on hand, and didn’t require a stand mixer. But the bottom always over cooked by the time the center was done….
Crashing a Virtual Baby Shower
Jenny at Picky Palate is having a baby Boy. Congrats Jenny! I don’t know Jenny. But I do know a lot of her friends. Technically, a lot of her friends’ blogs. Source: Cindy on Pinterest Some of the great cooking/baking blogs out the have joined forces to throw Jenny a virtual baby shower today! I…
Baking contest with AWESOME Prizes…
Ok, maybe I’m a little biased. Do you have a recipe that uses caramel and white chocolate? Enter it in the “20 Going on 80” Iron Chef competition for a chance to win a custom etched pan from Name That Pan (InMyLife on ETSY) (and other great prizes)! Recipes must be submitted by March 5th….
Playing in the Kitchen: Last Minute Pumpkin-Spice Muffins
Okay. I’ll share my secret recipe for Pumpkin-Spice Muffins. It’s super simple, so much so it can barely be called a recipe. They’re moist, flavorful, and you can whip some up in a jiffy. AND… …They only take 2 ingredients. Total. Mix 2 ingredients together and bake. That’s it! 1 Can 100% Pumpkin + 1…
The Birthday Treat Bag, All Grown Up
When we were young, we left birthday parties with a plastic treat bag of excitement… filled with candy, little games and fake tattoos. Then we started growing up, and somewhere in our 20’s leaving a birthday party now meant a cab ride and a hangover the next morning. When I handed my friends a treat…
Playing in the Kitchen: Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Look at me, I made a loaf of bread! After making the Macaroni Grill Bread, I decided I wanted to try again, with a difference recipe, and make more of an everyday bread. After scouring the Food Network and Martha Stewart websites (to no avail) I went to The Pioneer Woman. And found a recipe…
Playing in the Kitchen: Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
This recipe, from my grandma, makes wonderfully soft sugar cookies. Not just “not crunchy” or “chewy” but seriously SOFT. And delicious. What sets this recipe apart from your standard sugar cookie is the soured cream. No, not Sour Cream (save that for your enchiladas). These cookies call for Heavy Cream that has soured. Don’t worry,…