Cook’s Illustrated has become my favorite source for innovative, no-fail, delicious recipes. I subscribe to their web site, which allows me access to virtually every recipe they’ve ever published. It’s a bit pricey, but worth it for the searchable recipe database and unlimited access to recent issues of the magazine. (Many of the online articles [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Baking category.
Make It Yourself: Fancy Cupcakes
This week, I’m going to highlight at-home versions of some of my favorite restaurant/bakery treats. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE going out for meals and desserts, but those costs can really add up in a city as pricey as San Francisco. Case in point: Kara’s Cupcakes, a girly, pink-walled bakery filled with fancy flavors [...]
Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls
Oh, yes. Ohhhhhhhhhh, yes. What’s not to love about cinnamon rolls? Flaky on the outside. Slightly doughy on the inside. Oozing with cinnamon and sugar and coated with cream cheese frosting. These have to be one of my all-time favorite indulgence foods, and no one makes them like my momma makes them. She’s made this [...]
Take In
I’m not a big fan of New Year’s Eve. I’ll go out and party if an opportunity presents itself, but deep down, I hate crowds, I hate staying up late, and I hate being charged out the wazoo to enter a bar, restaurant, etc. that on any other day would let me in for free. [...]
