Okay, so here's the thing. I fucked up pretty hard on this recipe last week when I was trying to bake it in a bundt pan to be fancy. I should know better than to try and be fancy. But I wanted something that looked different from my other loaf cakes (rhubarb and grapefruit). I… Continue reading Almond Poppyseed Cake
Category: baking
Rhubarb Custard Bars
It doesn't get more Midwestern than rhubarb. It is the only thing nearly all of our mothers were able to grow in the backyard despite not having a garden. It grows anywhere and everywhere with no help at all from humans. I grew up with rhubarb bread every single summer, so it felt like a… Continue reading Rhubarb Custard Bars
Cinnamon Bread and Farmer’s Market Update
Last Saturday was my first day as a vendor at a farmer's market. The whole thing still feels surreal. How am I allowed to sell shit at a farmer's market? It just seems like something that would happen to someone else. Don't I need a more specialized license for this? Well, yes, but it wasn't… Continue reading Cinnamon Bread and Farmer’s Market Update
Eggs and Morels in a Cream Sauce
Cooking regular meals is kind of on the back burner right now, because my farmer's market booth opens in less than 2 weeks! That means I'm baking like a madwoman, and bringing cookies/cinnamon rolls with me everywhere I go, along with a trail of flour and sugar. Want to be a taste tester? Perfect. But… Continue reading Eggs and Morels in a Cream Sauce
Earl Grey Cake with Honey Buttercream
I haven't moved in 7.5 years. Prior to my last apartment, I had moved every 6-18 months since turning 18 years old. But this last apartment stuck. I moved into it after spending 3 years in New York trying to "find myself," lived there with my then fiance (my now ex-husband), started my blog there,… Continue reading Earl Grey Cake with Honey Buttercream