Taking a break with Molasses Coffee Cake

By rahoward, on September 29th, 2019

Two years ago, Northern California was ablaze the first of two fall seasons where wildfires raged and devastated communities,  and for weeks darkened the skies and filled the air with a smoke that choked and permeated the atmosphere. It was during that first season of fires that, grateful to have a home, but . . . → Read More: Taking a break with Molasses Coffee Cake

Comments are closed   BOOKSHELF, PANTRY, RECIPE BOX, Uncategorized   , , , , ,  

Scone of the Month: Stretching dough for pandowdy

By rahoward, on September 29th, 2019

Fruit desserts are among my favorite, partly because of their wholesome coziness, as well as some of their colorful names. You have fools, grunts, slumps and crisps, and even more specifically with apples, you get dumplings, brown “betties” and pandowdies. 

I have yet to make all of these whimsically named creatures featuring . . . → Read More: Scone of the Month: Stretching dough for pandowdy

Comments are closed   BOOKSHELF, PANTRY, RECIPE BOX, Uncategorized   , , , , , , ,  

Circling back to the center again with a roll cake

By rahoward, on September 29th, 2019

Not long ago, I looked up and another year at my blog — and in my life — had passed. We’d taken another 365 1/4 days of a circular trip around the sun. It was hard to believe I’d been at the blog for nine years and going on my own life’s journey . . . → Read More: Circling back to the center again with a roll cake

Comments are closed   BOOKSHELF, GUEST KITCHEN, PANTRY, RECIPE BOX, Uncategorized   , , , , , , ,  

Baked Sunday Mornings: Smoothing it out with green tea

By rahoward, on September 8th, 2019

I’ve seen a whole lotta matcha these last few years. The concentrated green tea powder has greened up everything from scones to cheesecake, even bringing grassy color to glaze on donuts.

Though I love the health properties in green tea (it’s said to pack a wallop of antioxidants, boost metabolism and provide detoxifying . . . → Read More: Baked Sunday Mornings: Smoothing it out with green tea

Comments are closed   BOOKSHELF, PANTRY, RECIPE BOX, Uncategorized   , , , ,