I love to try out new dessert recipes for 4th of July. Of course, I always want something red, white and blue. Last year I made a pie. The year before that I made a cake (I am still very proud of this cake). This year I am sticking to the red white… Continue reading Angel Food Trifle – 4th of July Dessert
I love to read. A few years ago I read this book, The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy. I love to read fictional books about food and I also, apparently, love to read World War II fiction. I didn’t mean to love WWII fiction; it is just something that happened. Most of my all time… Continue reading Cherry Jam
Dear St. Louis Area Readers, If you are like me, you were absolutely beside yourself (I mean crazy, insane) last week when The Great British Baking Show premiered all over the country except for here. Have no fear. It is premiering (with the first two episodes!!!) this Friday at 9pm on PBS. It is the last… Continue reading The Great British Baking Show
Happy Father’s Day weekend everyone! If you will remember from previous posts, my husband loves sandwiches. Therefore, we have “Sandwich Week” twice a year… once around his birthday and once around Father’s Day. I try to make at least one new sandwich each time and this time it was the Lyonnaise Sandwich from Bon Appétit… Continue reading Lyonnaise Sandwich For Father’s Day
Another massive cooking day is in the books! If you remember, a while back I took an inventory of the dishes I still needed to photograph for the cookbook and I was flabbergasted by the final list. To say I was overwhelmed would be a huge understatement. So, I decided to have theme days. I would… Continue reading Tales of the Cookbook IV: Dessert Day
