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Tag Archives: baking
French Bread
French bread is something I’ve been meaning to tackle for a long time. Yesterday was slushy, cold, and rainy – the perfect excuse to stay inside and experiment! The loaves – were a bit odd shaped because I initially placed … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged baking, French bread, what to make for dinner
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Sprinkle Cookies
I’m running a couple of cookie recipes this week, as I’m stockpiling dough in my freezer to bake later. This one came from Saveur – it’s a cookie similar to the ones they sell in the Italian bakeries in my … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged baking, Christmas cookies, Italian cookies, Saveur, sprinkles
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Years before Jerry Seinfeld’s wife made millions with a cookbook based on the “novel” concept of adding spinach to a batch of brownies, according to The World Carrot Museum – George Washington had a carrot tea cake at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan in … Continue reading
Boiled Peanut Butter Cookies
A new school year is upon us, (can I get a HOO-RAY!) and pretty soon, I’ll be back in the land of bake sales and packing lunches. These cookies are from Scott Peacock – not only are they delicious, but they … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged back to school, baking, no-bake cookies, peanut butter, Scott Peacock
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Lemon Velvet Cake
This is a lemon cake I made for my neighbor Jeanette. She’s a huge Phillies fan, and has the best stories – she once saw Louis Prima perform on stage before a movie. Can you imagine? This cake is lemony … Continue reading
Friday Five – Number Thirty
Thirtieth in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Collage, Friday Five, News
Tagged baking, collage, Hamilton Beach Mixette, rubber boots, strawberry shortcake, vintage
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Heart Cookies
It’s been a long time since I’ve dug my cookie cutters out of storage and made sugar cookies. I’m not sure why, but I used to associate rolling dough and cutting out cookies at Christmas as too time consuming. Honestly, it … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged baking, cut out cookies, sugar cookies, Valentine's Day, what to put in the treat bags
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Cranberry Coffee Cake
When the bag of cranberries I put away at Thanksgiving fell out of my overstuffed freezer, I took that as a sign to bake something with it. I was in the mood for coffee cake, so I did some rooting … Continue reading


