Posted in baked goods, recipes on Mar 28th, 2010
This is a delightfully light and fluffy cake with the pleasant taste of oranges and a hint of almonds. It’s also super-easy to make. I am slightly disappointed that it doesn’t have the consistency of baked polenta– it has more of a cornbread consistency, but lighter. I’m sure I could tweak the recipe to make [...]
Posted in baked goods, recipes on May 3rd, 2009
Lipby and I went to Florida this past winter to visit his parents. We arrived, coincidentally enough, during the Kumquat Festival, and we just had to go. We all took a shuttle bus into Dade City, and were treated to kumquats, whole and in various preparations. Lipz and I bought a huge box of meiwa [...]
Posted in baked goods, recipes on Jan 26th, 2009
We had lots of bottles of beer leftover from our last get-together. Since I can’t really drink beer anymore (more on this later), I figured I’d try to cook with some of it.
I’ve made beer bread in the past. I don’t recommend using a dark beer like a stout or a porter, as the beer [...]
Posted in afternoon tea, baked goods, breakfasts, recipes on Oct 29th, 2008
(photo by Angie)
Angie is a top-notch scientist, craftologist, and baker. Her zest for life is evident in everything she does. She’s another person with whom I’d love to have dinner with someday. Here, she shares with us her version of “Mexicanized” scones, redolent with my favorite spice, cinnamon.
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Experimenting with spices.
One of the things I enjoyed [...]
Posted in baked goods, desserts, holiday, recipes on Oct 8th, 2008
Mari makes this for her Thanksgiving celebration. When she described it to Dragonia and I one night sitting around the Bevin fountain, I remarked that it sounded kind of like a Yodel. She didn’t know what that was, though. And while you can’t carry two entire pumpkin rolls in your lunch box, I’d warrant the [...]
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