Barefoot Contessa’s Honey White Bread

I’ve never made bread from scratch before. Oh, sure, I’ve made quick breads before, but I’m talking real bread, as in YEAST bread.
After getting my new mixer I knew that at some point I would have to get over my fear and just tackle the fearsome yeast bread.
I adore watching the Barefoot [...]

Black Bean Burgers

These?

Are really good.
That is all.

Nigella’s Cream Cheese Brownies

I love reading Nigella Lawson’s cookbooks. Yes, I said “reading” – for whatever reason her writing just delights me and I can curl up with the cookbooks quite happily and slip into a contented state.
I just had never bothered making any of her recipes before, but finally decided that I had to [...]

Banana Cake

If you pay any attention at all to food blogs (or at least those on baking), you’ve most likely heard of Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home To Yours book. There’s even a group dedicated to working their way through the book. How could I not check out the book and see what [...]

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

For birthdays, our department at work always provides treats for the celebrant. This year, I requested cupcakes from a specialty store that opened not all that long ago. They posted a menu with some of the flavors that they offered, and I shared some that sounded good, expecting one or two types to [...]