Category: Baked Goods and Desserts

...When I saw this maple syrup dumpling recipe in Saveur, I was instantly intrigued. We always keep a bottle of maple syrup on hand (Grade B, natch, for maximum flavor) but we usually pour …

I have a terrible sweet tooth (as you may have divined if you've been reading this blog for any length of time), but my sweet tooth is not typical. Not for me the sweetness overload, …

...I'll tell you what, Prince William -- if things don't work out with Kate Middleton (and frankly, your genetic track record is not a good one), and things don't work out with Ken (which I'd …

I used to be afraid of pie. The rules about cold hands and precise handling, the rolling and the cracking and the patching and the shrinking - it all gave me hives. …

Springtime is strawberry season! And even though the strawberries aren't quite there yet (the heavy rains we've had in California have really impacted the flavor), that hasn't stopped me from buying and eating pounds of …

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/5428346682/" title="Brownies by The Domestic Front, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5428346682_af15bc9e0a.jpg" class="aligncenter" width="333" height="500" alt="Brownies" /></a> Life has been kind of crap lately, for me and for a lot of people I know. And when I …

The Christmas season is an exciting time for mail. Instead of the usual bills and solicitations (though there are plenty of those), each day's post brings cards from friends, and my guilty pleasure -- Christmas …