I have been baking almost non-stop during this quarantine. As my Instagram will attest, I have been making loaves of bread and cream puffs and fruit tarts and cookies and even some cupcakes. The other day, there were no sweets in the house and my sister was genuinely confused. However, I haven’t gotten to make …
The other day, my family and I had just finished a pleasant dinner outside when we decided that we would watch the new Netflix movie, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. My mother is German, and my sister lived in Austria for two years, so Eurovision has been a part of our lives …
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Every rhubarb season I make my grandmother’s Rhabarberkuchen with meringue and slivered almonds. It’s delicious and for many years has been an official harbinger of spring, but with my first few stalks from the grocery store, I wanted to make something new. (I will, however, definitely be making my grandmother's recipe once my own rhubarb …
Since this whole coronavirus thing began, I haven't baked any large, two-tier, frosted cakes. We are only a family of four, and a giant cake on a regular basis would be a bit much for us to handle. However, now that the weather is a bit nicer, it’s possible to have our neighbors visit at …
With flour still unavailable in almost any grocery stores, I decided to delve into the land of gluten-free baking with these cookies made of almond flour. I have had mixed success with almond flour, such as with this cake, because I always fail to take into account the amount of fat almonds naturally contain, and …
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It’s raining and cold so, of course, I’m baking. I’ve also tried to make my house as cosy as possible to keep from slipping into social distancing depression. We have a fire going well before usual and I finally caved and signed up for Disney+, so I’ve had Fantasia on as background baking entertainment. I …
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Whole Wheat Spiced Chocolate Pecan Cookies
It’s the officially first day of spring. It’s quite rainy and dreary, but yesterday my sister and I went outside and played frisbee and jumped rope in some fairly warm sunshine, just like we did when we were kids, so maybe this whole social distancing/quarantine thing isn’t so bad. Today also happens to be St. …
My cousins recently moved into a beautiful historic Victorian home and they invited us over for dinner. I wanted to make a dessert that was thematically consistent with their home, so I decided to make a Victorian Sponge. I mean, Victorian is in the name. Also, after years of watching The Great British Bake Off, …
I love pumpkin pie. Something about that smooth custardy pumpkin filling fills me with enormous joy. Maybe it’s because it means I get to eat my Grandmother’s incredible Thanksgiving dinner afterwards (we always have our pie for lunch because we know we’ll be too stuffed after dinner). Maybe it’s because it’s the first dessert stop …
Whenever my sister decides we’re going to have a dinner party, it can never be easy. I am well versed in dinner parties. I even hosted one for my 21st birthday. For a successful dinner party, you stick to recipes you’re familiar with. That doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t try something new, but it helps …
Never Enough Counter Space 