The Great British Bake Off Bakealong has started another round of fun baking challenges. I have enjoyed baking along with this group and making things like Jaffa Cakes and Steamed Pudding for the first time. It has also given me my all time favorite pastry, […]

It’s no secret that I love to bake. I generally try to have something sweet on hand so the hubby and I can have a piece of cake or a cookie or two when we watch the news at night. Life is too short to […]

I love experimenting with baking – I am sure you have figured that out by now. This birthday cake recipe is a result of wanting to experiment a little – I know, what a surprise! I started with a basic white cake but when it […]

My oven has died, again, so I am revisiting this bundt cake recipe from the cookbook Pure Vanilla. I needed a dish to take to a potluck and since I’m the “dessert girl” around these parts I looked through this book and found several that […]

So many of us are looking towards Thanksgiving even though this year will probably be different from the big celebrations of years past. I will admit that things haven’t been all that different here as it’s just the two of us and will be for […]