Mostly simple sometimes fussy always seasonal. About this time last year, I discovered the beauty of baking pizzas naked. A few weeks ago I mentioned my aunt had introduced me to a rebel pastry shell. A brown butter tart crust whose unorthodox assembly has earned it genius marks. Fair Trade Giveaway Coconut Oil Granola.

An attempt to describe all of my wild baking experiences. Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Its true people, these are tye dye cupcakes. I wouldnt lie to you about something this serious! How did I do such a thing you may ask? Well it was simple, and also amazingly fun. All I did was make a simple vanilla cake recipe and split it up into 4 bowls, then I added a good amount of food coloring to each bowl. I used the gel food coloring, Ive heard nifty things about it, and it proved to be true! Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

Our gluten-free, lactose intolerant, allergy, vegetarians, vegans and bakers who use alternate ingredients due to other health concerns or life styles. A is for Amazing . 5 Types of Sugar and Other Treats. A Big Cup of Tea. A Cat in the Kitchen. A Fridge Full of Food.

Seasonal recipes, photos and stories from an Ithaca food-lover. Is it already February? Cinnamon, our Golden Buff hen, earlier this fall.

Remember that phenomenon a few years back when we pressed everything from hash browns to quesadillas and chocolate chip cookies inside of our waffle makers? We had some success. Browned Butter Carrot Loaf Cake.

I am just a girl who loves her desserts. It was towards the end of the year, when the exams were nearing. Adapted from Cookies Galore; Jacqueline Bellefontaine.

Get ready, we are about to ride the seas of cream today. Cream to the left of you. Cream to the right of you. Cream, cream, cream. This is good for those days when you set your cream to whip on high, in hopes of a fluffy, decadent topping, only to become distracted by a happy little tweety bird pecking outside the window, and then find the cream has gone too far. How to Make Fresh Butter.

London girl munching her way through all things delicious in Paris. Hand me those cupcakes, I need my sugar fix! Well, it certainly feels like that there are a whole load of cupcake junkies out there at the moment. Ago I mentioned that everybody in Paris is cupcake crazy. Well the proof has definetly been in eating the pudding. 80s Cheese and Pineapple, noughties style.

A Chardonnay and a Pinot Noir. Both of these Santa Barbara County wines are new to me, but I am familiar enough with the Santa Maria Valley where they were produced that I thought I could successfully pair them with a simple vegetarian meal for friends.