Category Archives: Holiday baking
Pie
Last year at this time I promised I would get really good at making pie and then pass along my wisdom. Bad news. I didn’t make that much pie. I did make enough so that I don’t feel nervous any … Continue reading
Haman’s Ears: A Purim Pastry
Yes — I know that Hammantaschen — or Hamantash, hamentasch, homentash, homentasch, or even (h)umentash — cookies might be named after Haman’s pockets or his three-cornered hat (the explanation I was taught as a child), but I prefer to believe … Continue reading
Baking Not Mourning: Lace Cookies
When people die, I bake. It helps, sort of. In our tradition, you are supposed to bring food to people who are mourning. I think that’s part of almost everyone’s tradition, come to think of it. I’m not feeling a … Continue reading
Gluten-free Dog Biscuits
Yep — dog biscuits. This year, instead of making treats for people, I’m making them for the furry friends in my life. Believe it or not, it’s not that easy to find affordable treats for dogs that don’t include grain … Continue reading
Pie Academy Part 1: Just in time for Turkey Day
Every year, my Mom makes a couple of pies for Thanksgiving and laments that the crust looks ragged — claiming that she could do better, if only she made pie more than once a year. Up until this year, I … Continue reading
Don’t Overthink the Pumpkin Cupcakes
I made a couple of dozen pumpkin vanilla cupcakes for a party tonight. My friend, who was having the party, instructed me not to “overthink the cupcakes.” Because she doesn’t know me very well! I wouldn’t have a baking blog … Continue reading
The (C)Hannukah Loaf
I know food bloggers are supposed to be full of holiday cheer and “I can use my glue gun to create the town of Bethlehem and put it under the tree with trains in 5 minutes flat” but I’m just … Continue reading
Super Moist Lactose-free Chocolate Cupcakes
OK, I know vegan cupcakes are all over the web and this recipe, which calls for one egg, isn’t even the big “V” (required viewing: this week’s South Park episode which explains BOTH vegans and Broadway shows. Brilliant.) — but … Continue reading
Fourth of July Fruit Tart with Meringues
Some years, the patriotic dessert of choice was some kind of tri-color Jello mold, frequently in the shape of the American flag. I’m not saying the Jello extravaganzas weren’t successful — and super classy — but a tart with strawberries … Continue reading
Sublime Vegan Chocolate Frosting
That’s right I said it. Sublime. There’s no point in eating chocolate frosting unless it’s going to be wildly delicious. It’s simply not a nutritious food — at all — so it had better provide pure pleasure. I’m not OK … Continue reading
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