How This Bread Came About Sometimes I like to come up with a recipe out of whole cloth, and that's what I did with this pumpkin bread. Aside from coming up with the general flavor profile, I made this savory pumpkin bread up as I went along. Fortunately I took notes, because it's delicious. Since I wanted to use a bunch of butter for richness (the theme of Communion was abundance), the crumb is quite soft. What looks like rustic, crusty loaves on the outside are actually very ... continue reading...
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Pumpkin Spiced Pepitas Recipe
What Makes These Guys So Great Unlike candying pumpkin seeds on the stove top, you don't really have to worry about burning these guys, so that's a definite bonus. Using an egg white as a binder is a sneaky way to get crispy seeds as well as to make all the deliciousness stick to your pepitas. You can vary the sweetness and saltiness to suit your taste, and of course you can use whatever kind of spice you want. The lovely balance of salt and sweet make these punkin seeds equally at ... continue reading...
The Best Soft Pumpkin Dinner Rolls | Perfect for Thanksgiving
Bread Matters I love a good, crusty bread. One you practically have to snap your head back away from in order to tear off a bite. I love to dip that kind of bread in oil. But when it comes to gravy--brown, turkey, chicken or beef gravy and not the Italian version of gravy--I want a soft roll. I want a squishy roll, and while we're at it, I want it to be rich, too. I want it to soak up gravy or let me make tiny sandwiches of parts of my meal. A bit of turkey. A bit of stuffing. A bit ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Spice Caramel Corn for #HalloweenTreatsWeek
This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine. Really really good! It’s got the perfect amount of crunch for caramel popcorn infused with the Fall pumpkin flavor! Made it this morning for a Fall/Halloween snack and loved it!Reader Kristin Caramel Popcorn Is The Best Who doesn't love it, right? I used to make enormous quantities of caramel corn at the restaurant--we made it ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Spice Donuts | #HalloweenTreatsWeek
This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine. What's So Great About This Recipe? If you're a fan of soft donuts, this recipe is for you. Here are some things I think you'll really like about these little guys: The dough is packed with both pumpkin and pumpkin spice with more pumpkin spice in the sugar coatingIt's made with the straight dough method, which means that you just ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Babka with Pecan Streusel | No Refined Sugar
Inspiration for Pumpkin Babka My idea started with pumpkin. Initially, I was going to make pumpkin sweet rolls. Sort of like cinnamon rolls but pumpkiny. I've already done that with the espresso pumpkin sticky buns and sweet rolls, and then I remembered a gorgeous cake Denise from Chez Us posted, a Krantz Cake or Babka. This was her version of an Ottolenghi beauty, personalized with cherries and pistachios. I loved the look and resolved to make something similar happen as ... continue reading...
Roasted Pumpkin Focaccia with Herbs | Thanksgiving Focaccia
Savory Pumpkin Bread Usually when I think of baking with pumpkin, I gravitate to sweet pumpkin, like my maple pumpkin pudding or caramel pumpkin mousse. but then I thought: bread. And hard on the heels of that thought was this one: focaccia. I checked out a few pumpkin focaccia recipes, but the flavor profile was sweeter, with cinnamon and nutmeg and whatnot in them. I don't know about you, but I don't think sweet when I think of focaccia, so I went the savory herb route--a ready ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls for Your Halloween Breakfast
What's the Difference Between a Cinnamon Roll and a Sticky Bun? In my experience, the difference is that cinnamon rolls are baked in a pan and then iced. Sticky buns are usually baked in a pan lined with nuts and buttery sugary goodness and then turned out after baking so the bottom becomes the top. I sort of made a hybrid pumpkin spice cinnamon roll/Halloween sticky bun recipe. I spread Pumpkin Spice Caramel Dip from sponsor Litehouse Foods into my pan, but I didn't use nuts. ... continue reading...
Caramel Pumpkin Mousse with Cocoa Nib Streusel
This caramel pumpkin mousse is light, flavorful, and the perfect pumpkin dessert after your Thanksgiving feast. Individual desserts are nice to serve after a large meal, and this pumpkin mousse recipe fits the bill. Just place them in front of your guests and let them dig in. No slicing. No cutting. And no need to share! If you'd like even more pumpkin at your Thanksgiving table, try my soft pumpkin dinner rolls, too. This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for ... continue reading...
Loch Ness Monster Pumpkin Strudel
Form this lightly sweet, extra crispy spiced pumpkin strudel into curves so you can serve him as a Loch Ness Monster for Halloween. Or save this recipe for Thanksgiving and serve spiced pumpkin strudel as part of your Thanksgiving dessert menu. Either way, it's crispy, buttery, pumpkiny goodness that everyone will enjoy. I should come clean right off the bat and tell you that the filling is actually made with half butternut squash and half pie pumpkin. Feel free to use all butternut, all ... continue reading...
No-Churn Orange-Cardamom Pumpkin Ice Cream
Hello friends! Two quick things today. First, I made some no-churn orange pumpkin ice cream for you. With cardamom. Don't miss the round up of all my ice cream recipes. Second, you'll want some sauce to go with it. Fortunately for you, I guest posted over on my friend Jane's blog, The Heritage Cook, and she is sharing both the ice cream and the sauce recipes over there. Go visit, and if you don't know Jane, you will soon love her. As a bonus, her blog is gluten-free and is a wonderful ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche Filling
Raising Money for Cancer Research September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and each year, OXO is involved in helping to raise money for research through "Oxonian" launched charity, Cookies for Kids' Cancer. Two years ago, I made decorated sugar cookies and told the story of my best friend's daughter who had been diagnosed with ALL at the age of five. Last year, I made Maple Apple Butter Polka Dot Cheesecake Bars to raise awareness about childhood melanoma and Polka ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Butterscotch Angel Food Pudding
This pumpkin butterscotch angel food pudding is fantastic. Rich with custard but light with angel food cake, this is a wonderful ending to a big Thanksgiving meal. Find more of my butterscotch recipes. As a food blogger, I appreciate that we like to get ahead of a trend. We live our lives 3 months in advance: Christmas cookies in late September, patriotic offerings in April, the latest roasted turkey might even show up in August in preparation for Thanksgiving. When people start pinning ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Butter Japanese Cheesecake | Pumpkin-Spiced Tangerine Curd | #tbtfood
For ease of browsing, here are all of my cheesecake recipes. Another unique cheesecake recipe you might be interested in is my roasted corn cheesecake. I was intrigued by a light, airy cheesecake that I saw on Google + last August. I commented on it, and the original baker, Casey Ching told me to let her know when I made it. I said that of course I would. And that was 14 months ago. Just because I didn't make light and airy Japanese Cheesecake immediately didn't mean that the idea wasn't ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Custard Coffee Pecan Swirl Ice Cream for Ice Cream Tuesday (One Day Late)
As an unexpected Thanksgiving ice cream, why not give this pumpkin custard ice cream a try? It comes complete with a pecan swirl, so it's like pumpkin pie and pecan pie all swirled together in ice cream form! Don't miss the round up of all my ice cream recipes. I have resisted the "let's post pumpkin in the summer" trend with all I have in me. I never used to be a pumpkin fan until I realized that most pumpkin desserts I'd ever had suffered from an anemic amount of salt and pumpkin pie spice ... continue reading...
Indian Corn Panna Cotta (Chocolate-Pumpkin-Dulce de Leche)
I want to . Panna Cotta. Cream lightly sweetened and flavored then stabilized with gelatin for a softly spoonable, and even unmoldable, delicate creamy treat. ... continue reading...
Maple Pumpkin Pudding (with Maple Spiced Pecans)
Are you ready for a delicious Thanksgiving dessert? Get ready for Maple Pumpkin Pudding! As the last fleeting days of summer roll past, I anticipate the fall with great delight. We were fortunate this year that summer was not too ridiculously hot here. Even so, I look forward to a couple of months of open windows, of an extra blanket on the bed to snuggle beneath, of hot tea and spiced cider. And of pumpkin. Autumn is my favorite season of the year. I even wrote a haiku about autumn today: ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Caramel Latte Flan: The Most Interesting Flan in the World.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am The Most Interesting Flan in the World. Other flans wish they were me, but alas, there is no way for them to be. They must be satisfied with standing in my shadow. It is not too bad for them, though. The sun shines even in my shadow, because I am The Most Interesting Flan in the World. ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Profiteroles
So tiny and yummy, nobody could blame you for eating two. Or seven. I know the old blog has been very Pumpkin Heavy these days, so I think I will call this the last of the series. Until I do more. Okay? We had a get-together at Friend MaryLou's house a couple of Sundays ago, and the theme of the evening (we always have a theme) was Food You Can Eat With Your Hands. I made some lovely lamb meatballs with tzatziki sauce to be jabbed with a toothpick for ingestion, and for dessert, I made these ... continue reading...
Espresso Pumpkin Butter Sweet Rolls and Sticky Buns: Two, Two, Two Treats in One
In my career as a Human Being, I have had some interesting ideas: flour, water, sugar and pink food coloring to make a beverage for a tea party? Awesome! I've had some Terrible ideas: Gee, Greg (my younger brother), sorry I hit you very hard on your arm. Here, we'll put some baby powder on it so it will feel all better. Then you won't have to tell Mom and Dad when they get home. I've had ideas that are good in theory but always need more tweaking to elevate them to Amazing than I am willing to ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies: When Road Kill is the Main Course, the Dessert Better Be Ready to Carry the Meal
So, friend Thomas asked me last week if I'd make something for him to take to his work's Thanksgiving Pot Luck Deal. I said sure, and asked him what he wanted me to make. His answer? Whatever. Something heart clogging and pastry-like. Gee--I guess I should be flattered that he thought of me in conjunction with that list of criteria. Anyway, I called friend Roberta, Thomas's espoused, and told her that her husband was useless. She concurred and then said she had no idea what he had in mind. I ... continue reading...
Copycat Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies
I followed the recipe exactly, but changed the baking instructions, because I made one giant oatmeal cream pie. I dolloped the batter into a large round pan, flattened slightly, bake at 375 for 15 minutes, then reduced to 300 for another 15 mins. My only change in the future will be to use less cinnamon, or omit it, as the flavor is strong for such a small amount. These are SPOT ON! Thank you so much for sharing!Reader Lisa Little Debbies Changed Over the Years While I often bemoaned the ... continue reading...
Spicy Whole30 Ketchup Recipe | No Refined Sugars
The Beloved and I did a Whole30 one year. There's so much cooking. So much cooking! Whenever I could find a prepared product that was "compliant," I bought it to cut down even just a bit on The Cooking. If you are currently doing a Whole 30 (and God bless you) or you're thinking about doing it, my friend Wendy has a whole post with links for one month of Whole 30 recipes, making it super easy to cook. Now that we're not on Whole 30 but are trying to still eat "Whole 30-ish during the ... continue reading...
Angel Slices (Pecan Slices) | The Best Christmas Cookie Ever
Pecan Angel Slices are seriously the best cookie, for Christmas or whenever. Sandy shortbread-type cookie base, chewy, butterscotchy pecan-coconut filling, and a crisp, sharp lemon glaze all come together in cookie perfection! Post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure page. Updated with new photos. Dessert Preferences I am, generally speaking, a chocolate-caramel kind of girl. For me, chocolate in combination with almost anything, from coffee to raspberry to pumpkin is a ... continue reading...
The Best Chocolate Pecan Babka Recipe
This was really, really, really, good. I over cooked it because I forgot to lower the temperature after I tented with foil. I also experimented with the two loaves. I did one without the syrup and one with. Each one had 4 sections. Plain, coffee, coffee and chocolate and just chocolate glazed. The consensus at my house was that the one with syrup and just the coffee syrup was the winner. It will definitely be served at my next brunch. Ruth V. Marrero What Is Babka? I think folks in New ... continue reading...
Soft Thanksgiving Dinner Rolls| Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Rolls
I am proud to partner with the Idaho® Potato Commission to bring you this recipe for Thanksgiving dinner rolls, also known as Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Rolls. You Want The Softest Rolls? Add Idaho® Potatoes Because of the potato's high starch content, yeast loves it. I can practically hear the yeasties salivating as I tip them into their dinner bowl full of complex carbohydrates they can happily break down into sugar and alcohol, all the while merrily burbling out carbon ... continue reading...
Homemade Graham Crackers Make the Best Graham Cracker Crust
Why Make Your Own Graham Crackers? Mass produced food is convenient, but it isn't always awesome and doesn't always contain the highest quality ingredients. For example, here's the ingredient list for Nabisco's Honey Maid Graham crackers: Unbleached Enriched FlourGraham FlourSugarSoybean And/Or Canola OilHoneyLeavening (Baking Soda And/Or Calcium Phosphate)SaltSoy LecithinArtificial Flavor While there is nothing inherently awful about this ingredient list, there is no really ... continue reading...
Potato Stuffing Waffles for a Low-Stress Thanksgiving
This post is sponsored by the Idaho® Potato Commission. All opinions are my own. Why You Need to Make These Aside from being delicious and easy to make, here are some other reasons to adopt the potato stuffing waffle as the new gold standard for both stuffing and waffles: They don't take up precious burner space on Thanksgiving, which is a huge point in their favorThey're the perfect serving size. A generous half cup of "batter" yields a thick waffle that's crisp on the outside and ... continue reading...
Boston Brown Bread for Company! | #breadbakers
Reader Rave Holy Moly this is good! Great recipe. Turned out perfectly. I did not let it cool for 2 hours. Are you kidding me with that one? Next time I will make it early in the day so I have the patience to let it cool. Perfection, JenniReader Susan I have long wanted to make a Boston brown bread for the blog. When I was little, my mom tells me I used to put on dress up clothes, grab a pocket book, and then tell my mom I was going out. When she'd ask where I was going, I always said ... continue reading...
Easy Chocolate Pudding Recipe | #HalloweenTreatsWeek
This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine. What Makes This Recipe Work I have been a pudding afficianado for years, and I've made all kinds of pudding. I like to think I've perfected this recipe. Here's what's great about this recipe: It uses both cocoa powder and chocolate chips for well-rounded chocolate flavorThis is a no-egg recipe, so it's great for folks who ... continue reading...
Crispy, Crunchy, Homemade Butterfinger Recipe
Recipe Testing to Get It Right I am Extremely Excited, stoked even (and I never use that word), to bring you this crispy Butterfinger recipe, you guys. This is my most tested recipe ever. I submit I have developed a homemade copycat for Butterfinger candy bars that is as close to the factory-produced kind as I can get while using my regular kitchen equipment. Nine times. That's the number of times it took me to get these Butterfingers just right. I made some with a sugar syrup. I ... continue reading...
Peppermint Brownie Brittle Recipe | Crispy Brownie Bark
How to Make Crispy Brownie Brittle I researched plenty of brownie brittle recipes, and some of them suggested you just take your favorite brownie recipe and spread it out really thinly before baking. While I'm sure that will yield a passable brownie brittle, what you really want is a way to make your final product crispy and not crunchy/chewy. To do that you: take out some of the fat by substituting egg whites for whole eggs--after all, what's crispier than thin sheets of baked ... continue reading...
Mexican Hot Chocolate Pie | Christmas Pie with Snowman Crust
Not convinced? Take a look at him from overhead. I think he's pretty cute! Turning an Old Fashioned Pie into a Christmas Pie First, let's talk about this pie. It's based on a chocolate chess pie. As a matter of fact, the base recipe is identical to my Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chess Pie. The only changes I made were to: add a layer of marshmallow cream to the bottom of the crust before adding the batteradd a touch of cinnamon and chipotle powder to the batter itself. ... continue reading...
Overnight Fruitcake Baked Steel Cut Oats | Christmas Breakfast: Sorted!
The Same Flavors, but Different Recipes What happens when you take the same dried fruits and spices The Beloved uses every year in his fruitcake and use them to flavor baked oatmeal? You get Overnight Fruitcake Baked Steel Cut Oats. Or Christmas Morning Baked Oats. Either way, it's chewy steel-cut oats in a Christmassy custard with dried fruit plumped in apple cider as well as diced fresh apples. And because it's Christmas, it has streusel on top! What's Great About This ... continue reading...
Delicious Thanksgiving Breads for Your Thanksgiving Table
Making Thanksgiving Dinner Definitely Requires Some Planning For many folks, getting ready for the Thanksgiving meal is the most intense cooking they'll do all year. So whether you're cooking for a small group or a huge gathering, what with all the different kinds of foods you need to make, some planning is imperative so you can get all your timing down. You don't want to end up having to figure out how to bake your pumpkin babka and your turkey at the same time at two different ... continue reading...
How to Make a Braided Bread Wreath for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Wreath Bread If you already love making bread, there is no time like Thanksgiving for pulling out all the stops and making a showstopper of a braided loaf that can serve both as a centerpiece and as a delicious part of your meal. That was my thought process behind this braided bread wreath. Making Sure the Bread Holds Its Shape During Rising and Baking The difficult part of making any sort of bread that is shaped is making sure it doesn't rise so much that all the detail ... continue reading...
Malted Milk Ball Spider Cookies for Halloween
Delicious Spider Cookies Y'all. These spider cookies are the cutest! And they're also truly delicious. The base recipe is the very solid chocolate chip cookie dough recipe from Stella Parks of Serious Eats and the wonderful cookbook BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts. I cut the sugar by just a bit to make room for all the sugar in the 6 ounces of chopped Maltesers Malted Milk Balls I mixed in. Thanks to sponsor, Wilton, I had super cute candy eyes which I "glued" (with royal icing) ... continue reading...
Easy Decorated Halloween Shortbread Cookies
What You Need to Make Decorated Shortbread Cookies for Halloween Our generous sponsors sent all of the participating bloggers lots of treats. I used Wilton's 3 piece Halloween cookie cutter set to cut out my cookies. Here are all the fun items I used to gussie up my iced Halloween cookies: Wilton 12 pack Bloody Eyeball Icing Decorations which should be super creepy, but I thought they were really cute!Wilton Decorating Icing in Orange and Black. To streamline the decorating process, I ... continue reading...
Black Rice Risotto with Butternut Squash | Halloween Risotto
Savory Halloween Treats for Adults Halloween shouldn't only be for kids, you guys. I mean, it's my favorite holiday! If it's also your favorite holiday but you maybe don't want tons of sweets (because there are already tons of sweets!), I'm your girl. I have some spooky Halloween deviled eggs that are deviled up with liquid smoke, horseradish, and Sriracha. So tasty! I can also offer you some smashed creamer potato Halloween Potato Eyes that are easy to make and fun to decorate with ... continue reading...
Easy Day of the Dead Cake | Dia de Los Muertos Cake
How to Decorate an Easy Day of the Dead Cake In a word: sprinkles! Not everyone owns a ton of cake decorating equipment, and not everyone can ice a cake so it is super smooth. But almost anyone can slap a thin coat of icing on a cake and then cover the entire thing in sprinkles that reflect the theme of your cake! In this case, I used sprinkles from Halloween Treats Week sponsors Sweets & Treats Boutique and Wilton along with a marshmallow sugar skull lollipop from Treat Street ... continue reading...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Sauce Made with Sweet Baby Jesus Porter
Cooking and Baking with Beer Beer is for more than just drinking, friends. I love to use it in my baking and in cooking. Why? A couple of reasons: There are a lot of malty flavors in beer, especially darker beer, that play really well with and can accentuate the taste of chocolate, caramel, toffee, and even bread.Even though most of it cooks away, the alcohol present in beer brings out flavors that are alcohol soluble rather than water soluble. These alcohol soluble flavors stay locked ... continue reading...
Roasted Corn Cheesecake with Cranberry Blueberry Compote
And now for something completely different and unexpected for Thanksgiving: roasted corn cheesecake with cranberry blueberry compote. Or take advantage of the sweet corn of summer and make this cheesecake for a summer party or cookout. If you love the flavor of corn in desserts, you may also love my lemon corn buttermilk pound cake or my lemon corn panna cotta, which is light and summery. If you like unusual cheesecake recipes, try my Pumpkin Butter Japanese Cheesecake recipe which is less ... continue reading...
Apple Butter Vs Applesauce | Similarities and Differences, Recipes, and More!
As I was making apple butter for the second time in recent days, I wondered to myself, "What is the difference between applesauce and apple butter?" I figured if I was asking that question, maybe some of you were, too. What Is the Difference Between Applesauce and Apple Butter? After reading copious numbers of applesauce and apple butter recipes, I think I can narrow down the difference between applesauce and apple butter, at least a little bit. I think it's safe to say that applesauce ... continue reading...
Chai Spice Apple Butter
Apple butter is a lovely treat, and homemade is so easy to make it seems a shame to purchase it. This chai spice apple butter just might make you break up with the old standby pumpkin spice! Finding Inspiration in Literature I have always been a reader. From The Boxcar Children and Nancy Drew to Aslan the Lion and Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which and Mrs. Whatsit, through adventures with Fiver in Watership Down and on through Slaughterhouse 5 and Tolkien and Neil Gaiman and Stephen King and Peter ... continue reading...
Butterscotch Cheesecake with Brown Sugar Meringue
For Butterscotch Lovers Only Butterscotch has a deliciously complex flavor that only requires three ingredients. Butterscotch happens when you cook butter and dark brown sugar together with a bit of salt until the sugar has caramelized and the butter has browned. Think you don't like it? Well, do you like toffee? That crunchy, nutty goodness often topped with chocolate? If your answer is YES, then you like butterscotch. And you're going to want to make this cheesecake. Most ... continue reading...
Butterscotch Creme Brulee | A Decadent Twist on a Classic
What Puts the Butterscotch in This Creme Brulee Many people incorrectly assume that butterscotch actually contains Scotch whisky. There is no rule saying you can't add a shot of Scotch or rum or whatever alcohol you like to the mix, but it is not necessary to the flavor. The origins of the word butterscotch are a little bit lost to the sands of time, so there are a couple of theories about where the name comes from. One theory is that "scotch" meant to score something, as in to cut, ... continue reading...
Andes Mint Ice Cream (No-Churn)
Andes Mint Ice Cream (No-Churn) is easy to make and refreshingly cool and minty on a hot day. It's also a wonderful cold weather ice cream. Let's make some, shall we? You may also enjoy my no churn peppermint ice cream, because mint and cream are fantastic together! Don't miss my round up of all my ice cream recipes. And if you need ice cream sauces, I have you covered there too! If You're On the Fence About No-Churn Ice Cream... I always looked at no-churn ice cream with a squinty ... continue reading...
Glazed Raspberry Filled Donuts | Fabulous Krispy Kreme Copycat
I made these a few weeks ago and they were so delicious! My adult children said they were the best they’ve had.Reader Debra North Carolina Foods I feel very fortunate to live in North Carolina, home of so many iconic food brands cherished here and across the country. Pepsi ColaMt Olive PicklesCheerwineTexas PeteLance Crackersand so many more. And of course, Krispy Kreme, the holy church of the fried dough, founded in Winston-Salem in 1937. Amen. Happy 80th birthday, Krispy ... continue reading...
Soft Sandwich Rolls (Homemade Potato Rolls)
I'm proud to be working with Idaho® Potatoes to bring you this recipe for Soft Sandwich Buns. I love a good, hearty grain bread. Shove as many seeds and nuts and whatnot into a crusty loaf, and I'm a happy girl. But man. Sometimes you just want a soft roll. One that has great flavor, but that is content to take a back seat to whatever you choose to put on it. A bread that sort of squishes when you bite into it, but one that can stand up to some hearty toppings, you know? Like potato ... continue reading...
Easy Italian Sausage Soup with Chickpeas and Spinach
Making Dinner with Pantry Staples Sometimes I look in our cabinets and fridge and can't find anything to eat. Not that there isn't anything to be had. It's just that sometimes I feel less than inspired. On those nights, I might just decide popcorn will work for dinner. Because it's whole grain and delicious. Other times, I will think of an ingredient I have tucked away in the freezer or the cupboard, and that sparks connections with other ingredients, and then a meal takes shape. ... continue reading...
Harry Potter’s Vegan Treacle Tart Ice Cream
Today I have vegan treacle tart ice cream for you. If you're a Harry Potter fan and/or an ice cream fan, you'll love this vegan treacle tart ice cream, whether or not you're vegan! Not an ice cream fan? That's okay, Kathy made Mini Vegan Treacle Tarts for the party! Don't miss the round up of all my ice cream recipes. A Vegan Harry Potter Halloween Party Happy Halloween! I have a super quick post for you to share this Vegan Treacle Tart Ice Cream! I made this for Kathy Hester's magical yearly ... continue reading...
Welcome to Pastry Chef Online, ParentMap Friends!
I'm so glad you decided to come visit me from the ParentMap site, guys! I hope you enjoyed that Sugar Cream Pie. It is so easy to make, and you can flavor it with your favorite spices. I used nutmeg in mine, but if you're a cinnamon person, by all means use cinnamon. If you love apple pie spice, or pumpkin pie spice, go for that instead. Make it your own! I have something for you, too. I know you guys are all busy parents, so I've put together a cheat sheet for you about different ways you can ... continue reading...
Christmas Sorghum Blondies with Pomegranate and Pecans
Sorghum blondies are every bit as delicious as regular blondies. Maybe even better. They are super moist and studded with toasted pecans and pomegranate arils to make them festive for Christmas. Feel free to leave out the pomegranate (or not) and make them whenever the situation calls for blondies! This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of my links, I will earn a small commission. Your price is unaffected. In Praise of Sorghum Syrup My friend Lisa recently ... continue reading...
Spiced Apple Cake with Pecans and Dulce de Leche
Y'all are going to love this spiced apple cake! A tall and proud layer cake full of dried and fresh apples plus crunchy toasted pecans and drizzled with dulce de leche. This cake makes an excellent Thanksgiving dessert or even a Christmas dessert, with all the warm spicing. Giving Thanks Before we get to ye olde apple spice cake, I want to introduce you to some folks. These are some of the people I love the most in the world, and I was truly blessed to be able to spend precious time with ... continue reading...
Pecan Pie Eclairs from Simply Sweet Dream Puffs
You will love these sticky, sweet, easy to make pecan pie eclairs, you guys. The recipe is from my friend Barbara Schieving's Book, Simply Sweet Dream Puffs. Read on to get the recipe and to learn more about her book! All product links are affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase through one of my links, I will earn a small commission. Your price is unaffected. Pecan Pie Eclairs: Genius! Pecan Pie Eclairs. Yes, you read that correctly. This fantastic mash-up of a dessert combines ... continue reading...
Whole Wheat Pita Bread from Make Ahead Bread
This post is all about how to make whole wheat pita bread from my friend Donna Currie's wonderful book, Make Ahead Bread. This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase through one of my links, I will earn a small commission. Your price is unaffected. Make Ahead Bread Tomorrow is the first anniversary of the publishing date of Make Ahead Bread: 100 Recipes for Melt-in-Your-Mouth Fresh Bread Every Day by my friend Donna Currie of the blog Cookistry! Huzzah! In honor of ... continue reading...
Birthday Ice Cream Cake | Ice Cream Tuesday | Pastry Chef Online
Learn how to make a birthday ice cream cake with whatever flavor ice creams are your favorite. Enjoy! Don't miss my round up of all my ice cream recipes. As I surf around on facebook and instagram, and sometimes on twitter or Pinterest, I often find recipes and photos that inspire me. I will file away a a particular flavor profile or presentation to incorporate into a dish somewhere down the line. Other times though, a post will inspire me to stop what I'm doing and make something right away. ... continue reading...
Chocolate Cake Fillings | Tips, Techniques, Recipes
(Almost) everything you could want to know about chocolate cake fillings, all in one place! This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosure policy. Hi all. Elise asks, What is the difference between chocolate truffle, ganache, and chocolate mousse cake fillings? How do I know which to choose for my cake? This is a great question, partly because it's a question, and I love answering questions, but also partly because it illustrates an issue of semantics. And here ... continue reading...
Biscoff Cookie Butter Cheesecake with Biscoff Ganache
Biscoff fans, you will love this cookie butter cheesecake. There's cookie butter in the cheesecake mix itself plus even more in the chocolate ganache topping. It is decadent and delicious! For more cheesecake resources and recipes, please check out my Cheesecake Recipes page. Making Cheesecake for Thomas Neighbor Thomas (I have written about my baking adventures for Neighbor Thomas a few times) texted me a few days ago to ask if I would make a cheesecake for him to take to work for a ... continue reading...
Coffee Pecan Tart with Orange Shortbread Crust
What's better than a cup of coffee and a slice of pecan pie? This coffee pecan tart, with both flavors in one neat package! Welcome to another edition of Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a progressive dinner party. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner involves going from house to house, enjoying a different course at each location. With Progressive Eats, a theme is chosen each month, members share recipes suitable for a delicious meal or party, and you can hop ... continue reading...
Cream Cheese Panna Cotta (Tart)
Here it is: reveal day. If you didn't realize it's reveal day, you probably didn't know I made a chocolate sable tart shell a couple of days ago and then challenged folks to make their own and fill it with...whatever they wanted. This is how I chose to fill mine. Cream Cheese Panna Cotta Since I was working with such a dark chocolate shell, I wanted to be sure the filling contrasted nicely. The butterscotch color of peanut butter or, well...butterscotch...would have worked nicely here. But my ... continue reading...
Veggie Oat Taco Mince |OATrageous Oatmeals Review
Disclosure: I was given a copy of OATrageous Oatmeals: Delicious & Surprising Plant-Based Dishes From This Humble, Heart-Healthy Grain by the lovely folks at Page Street Publishing. Thanks, guys! All links to the book on Amazon are affiliate links. I also am friends with the author and we hang out frequently. Plus one of my very own recipes is in the book. Keen! For ease of browsing, here are all of my Vegetarian recipes. Friends, I served Kathy Hester dinner. I know Kathy Hester. Kathy ... continue reading...
Chocolate Sable Tart Dough | Filled with…Potential
A Pastry Staple Sable, meaning "sand" in French, is a short crumbly dough that's a touch richer than shortbread thanks to some egg in the dough. The egg makes it a bit less fragile than shortbread while still having that delicious crumble rather than flakiness as in a pate brisee or traditional American-style pie dough. And making it chocolate? To me, that doesn't make it any less of a staple than a "regular" sable. So many ways to add flavors to the dough itself or make fillings that ... continue reading...
Progressive Eats Easy Holiday Cocktail Party Recipes Round Up
I am a member of the Progressive Eats blogging group, but this month I couldn't play since I'm away from home helping out my mom and dad after he fell and broke his kneecap. Since I couldn't participate by baking or cooking this time, I want to be sure to share all my fellow bloggers' recipes, including the wonderful Susan from The Wimpy Vegetarian who took my place this month (thank you so much for your help, Susan)! Progressive Eats is Barb's (Creative Culinary) homage to the progressive ... continue reading...
Decorated Shortbread Cookies for Lily | Bake a Difference with #OXOGoodCookie
For this post, OXO sent me a lovely box of supplies for making cut-out cookies. OXO is donating $100 to Cookies for Kids' Cancer* for every blog post dedicated to this campaign during the month of September, including mine. Thank you OXO! Fundraising for Cancer Research Cancer is the worst. If you are a human being, I'm sure you know this, either through first-hand experience or through a family member's or a friend or acquaintance's journey. I got to know cancer when my brother was ... continue reading...
Rich and Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese
What Makes a Good Baked Mac and Cheese? I grew up thinking I did not like macaroni and cheese, and specifically baked mac and cheese. Once I left home, I tried a lot of different macaroni and cheese recipes, and I realized that I really like it. I just didn't like my mom's version. Sorry, Mom. For me, perfect baked macaroni and cheese needs to be sharp and rich with a lot of cheesecreamy on the insidecrunchy on the outside. Pro Tip How to Keep Baked Mac and Cheese ... continue reading...
Vegan Curried Peanut Butter Fudge Ice Cream for Ice Cream Tuesday (One Day Late)
I enjoy making and eating vegan ice cream. This curried peanut butter fudge ice cream is no exception. Creamy, delicious, and it can be enjoyed by almost everyone! Don't miss the round up of all my ice cream recipes. So sorry the ice cream is late this week, guys. Yesterday was the inaugural posting of the new #BreadBakers group, so I made naan. Yay! And honestly, I wasn't inspired, ice cream-wise. It is transition time here, both in season and in weather. I know lots of folks are jumping on ... continue reading...
How to Make Kashmiri Naan for #BreadBakers
For ease of browsing, here are all of my bread recipes in one place. Another fantastic bread recipe is whole wheat pita bread. I have made a few forays into Indian cooking over the years. I make plenty of "Indian inspired" food, but sometimes, I pull out all the stops and try to be as authentic as I can. Remember that time I made Lamb Biryani and about killed myself what with all the steeping and toasting and frying and layering and entombing? Even while performing all those cooking verbs, it ... continue reading...
Beirut Tahini Swirls from Home Baking for Cookbooks & Calphalon
Why You Need to Make These When you think about tahini, you may not think "sweet desserts," but considering that tahini is pretty similar in flavor to peanut butter, maybe it will make more sense. Peanut butter is equally at home in savory preparations like soups and satay--or as a savory foil to sweet jelly in a sandwich--as it is in peanut butter cookies and peanut butter fudge. Here's why you need these tahini swirls in your life. Easy to make. They have a pretty minimal ... continue reading...
What Is Scalded Milk? | How to Scald Milk
This is only Fundamental Friday post number three, and I am already so glad I started this series, because it seems like everyone has a request! Yay! Today's topic: What is Scalded Milk, How to to do it, and maybe even more importantly, why or even do I have to in the first place. I wonder if you're here because you want to make some soft dinner rolls? Many older recipes for dinner rolls call for scalding milk. Read on to find out why, but first, What Does It Mean to Scald ... continue reading...
How to Make Browned Butter for Fundamental Friday
What's the Big Deal? Some of you may be asking why you'd want to brown butter in the first place. The answer is to heighten the flavor of the butter, making it both nutty and a bit butterscotchy. The French call this nutty goodness beurre noisette, which means hazelnut butter. This of course has to do with the nutty aroma, but I would also say that the color of the browned milk solids are about the color of hazelnut skins as well: a deep, almost mahogany color. But not black. ... continue reading...
Easy Italian Sausage Pasta Sauce | Hearty, Versatile, Delicious
Why Make a Sauce with Italian Sausage? Many slow-cooked Italian pasta sauces start with ground beef or pork, and then you add seasoning to them. Italian sausage already packs a ton of bold flavor. A quick look at the ingredient list of a recipe for hot Italian sausage includes: pork shoulderkosher salttoasted fennel seedblack peppercayenne pepperpaprikasmoked paprikacrushed red pepper flakesgarlicred wine As you can see, that's a ton of flavor. So by starting with sausage rather than ... continue reading...
Lemon Thyme Tea Cakes | Easy as Pie Pops Cookbook Review
Disclosure: I received a copy of Easy as Pie Pops from the lovely folks at Page Street Publishing. Thanks guys! Any amazon links are affiliate links. Easy as Pie Pops Cookbook Review For ease of browsing you can find all of my individual dessert recipes here and my cake recipes here. Another lemon cake recipe is my lemon olive oil cake with tarragon. Lollipops and corn dogs are pretty much the only food items I think should be on sticks. Yet here I am reviewing the new cookbook that is mostly ... continue reading...
Thanksgiving Dessert Tips and Ideas
For some families, the crowning glory of Thanksgiving dinner is the turkey: crisp, lacquered skin, perfectly cooked meat, cavity spilling lemons, rosemary and onion. The star of some families' Thanksgiving meals is the stuffing: oyster, apple and wild rice, chestnut, sausage. And while I am a fan of succulent and photogenic turkey as well as The Perfect Stuffing, it should come as no surprise that I view dessert as the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving spread. Desserts have a lot to compete with ... continue reading...
Baking by Hand: Oyster Mushroom, Thyme and Chevre Tart
This post is part of a blog tour promoting the new book, Baking by Hand, by Andy and Jackie King. The publisher provided me with a copy of the book. Baking by Hand makes my list of the 5 best baking cookbooks. If you're interested, do check out the rest as well. My history of cookbook purchases describes a Bell curve. I started out small, progressed to buying a car payment's worth every month and then tapered off when I decided that I didn't really need any more. These days, I rarely ... continue reading...
Sunday Suppers (Tuesday Edition): Holy Mole Chili made with Homemade Chile Paste and some Creative Ways to Use Up the Leftovers
Chili. If I say that to you, an Idea of what chili is to you will pop into your head. Do you see tomatoes or not? How about beans? Ground beef or diced sirloin? Mushrooms? Pork or chicken green chili? Some folks come to blows over these sorts of issues. "Real chili doesn't have tomatoes in it." "Beans?! Are you kidding me?!" "What do you mean, you serve it over spaghetti...?! I am here to tell you that it's all okay. No need for fighting. Let's all be like chili and simmer down. I hereby give ... continue reading...
Hard Cider Peanut Brittle with Maple and Bacon
Do you guys know Brooks from Cakewalker? Well, you should. He's a great writer, great baker, skilled decorator and all-around Nice Guy. And what does Brooks have to do with peanut brittle? Well, a few weeks ago, he posted a great recipe for peanut brittle made with a hoppy IPA (Sierra Nevada, to be exact) and minced jalapeno. Wanna see it? This inspired me to come up with my own outside-the-box version of peanut brittle. I took my standard brittle recipe, which is here, and tweaked it to ... continue reading...
Thanksgiving Shepherd’s Pie | Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
My husband just said this is the best part of thanksgiving weekend for him. Reader Trisha Thanksgiving with Uncle Ray One year, we took an early Thanksgiving meal down to Pinehurst to enjoy with Uncle Ray. My mom made some of the food, and I made some of the food, and we all ate in Uncle Ray's room at the nursing home. One of the many wonderful staff people there brought in a card table from the activities room so we wouldn't have to serve from the bed, and we all enjoyed a rather ... continue reading...
1-2-3-4 Cake with Chocolate Ermine Frosting
The Best Birthday Cake Recipe The Beloved's lovely boss emailed a few days ago asking if I would make a small birthday cake for one of their coworkers. Of course I said "sure," because what's a birthday without a birthday cake? And what's better for a birthday cake than a 1234 cake? For me, not much at all. The magical 1-2-3-4 cake bakes up into the most delicious cake that falls somewhere between a pound cake and a "regular" cake in texture. The cake is sturdy enough to stack and frost ... continue reading...
Chocolate Cake with Whipped Ganache Frosting
Chocolate Cake with Whipped Ganache Filling, y'all. Rich and wonderful. And Whipped Ganache is just one of the cake fillings in my cake fillings post if you need some more ideas. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosure page. How This Cake Happened I have never wanted to be The Cake Lady. Wait. I take that back. I used to want to be The Cake Lady until I made a couple of wedding cakes and realized that it turns me into a snarling, cursing mess for the ... continue reading...
