Tag: baking

...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. …

<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 …

It's Christmas time, and I've been baking cookies like a madwoman. There has to be something to leave out for Santa, after all. Yet despite all the baking, we don't have any cookies …

If you've read this blog for any length of time, you may have gathered that when it comes to Christmas food, I'm a traditionalist. We've had the same meal for Christmas dinner every year …