Monday Muffins: Pumpkin with Cream Cheese and Cinnamon-Sugar
A perk to starting this baking blog has been the recipes that pop up in my inbox from time to time. A recipe for Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins was sent my way (thanks Niki!) back in August when the...
View ArticleDaring Bakers’ Challenge – Povitica
When was the last time you found yourself wondering, “What have I gotten myself into?” For me, it was this past Tuesday evening while taking a crack at my first Daring Bakers’ challenge. The Daring...
View ArticleSweet Tart
tart: noun - a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust tart: verb phrase - tart up; Slang – to adorn, dress, or decorate, especially in a...
View ArticleCelebrate 60 with a Red Hot Velvet Cake!
Celebrate 60 what? Minutes? Seconds? Or maybe, just maybe, it’s 60 years. Yesterday we celebrated Mardi Gras with a King Cake, but today we celebrate the King of the Spicer’s – Dad. One evening last...
View ArticleSweet Cinnamon Bun Pie for a Sweet Lady
I struggled with knowing what to write for this post for weeks. You see, today is my grandmother’s birthday, but what could I bake to honor someone who has cooked thousands upon thousands of meals for...
View ArticleWedding Weekend: Cinnamon-Spiced Wedding Cookies
I feel it necessary to start this post off with a reassurance to my mother: Mom, I have no plans to elope this weekend or any weekend in the near future. The title Wedding Weekend is simply to note a...
View ArticleA Flavor of July: Tomato (Soup) Cupcakes
Yeah…I don’t even know where to go with this. I have not baked something so ridiculous since the Chocolate Sauerkraut Cupcakes that started off the year. Maybe I baked them because subconsciously, I...
View ArticleTahini Cookies {Secret Recipe Club}
When someone writes, “…cookies are appropriate all the time, everyday…”, the thought that runs through my mind is, “How are we not friends?”. That line is how Francesca at Della Cucina Provera began...
View ArticlePeach Pizza with Homemade Ricotta Cheese
I am glad I waited until the weekend because this one took a while: peach pizza with homemade ricotta cheese and a cinnamon pizza crust. Very finely chopped peaches will serve as the sauce, with...
View ArticleDonut Muffins
My love for donuts (or doughnuts?) runs deep, though like many things, I’m not quite sure why. I’ve read Glazed America, titled as a social history of the doughnut in America, but unfortunately all I...
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