Bake or Break

View a printable recipe or more photos

Much like chess squares, this recipe is one of those that sneaks its way into everyone’s recipe box, yet no one really knows its origin. Of course, these kinds of recipes wouldn’t stick around like if they weren’t good.

[Read more →]

View a printable recipe or more photos

It seems like everyone has a recipe for a huge, decadent cookie, known usually as Monster Cookies. I’ve certainly made them before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any with a chocolate cookie. I also started thinking that I don’t bake nearly enough with cashews. [...]

[Read more →]

View a printable recipe or more photos

I’ve been trying to branch out a bit in my baking this holiday season. Granted, I will probably always be drawn to what I deem traditional, but a making new things is certainly admirable. This was my first foray into making rugelach. It seems these cookies [...]

[Read more →]

If any of you are procrastinators like I can be, then you still have holiday gifts to buy. BoB has transitioned into the printed world with this calendar. If you’re interested, these can be purchased at Zazzle. Happy holidays!

[Read more →]

View a printable recipe or more photos

When I came across this recipe in Cooking with Paula Deen, I realized that it had been far too long since I put my mini cheesecake pan to use. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the holiday season so I could justify making these little treats.

[Read more →]

View a printable recipe or more photos

I try to keep the complicated baking to a minimum around here. I am a big fan of simplicity - Bundt cakes, drop cookies, brownies. However, once in a while I’m overcome with the need to make something a little bit more involved than my usual escapades.

[Read more →]

View a printable recipe or more photos

Taking a bit of a break from cookie baking, I want to share this quick bread recipe with you. A little twist on a traditional date bread, it can be made into loaves of various sizes and wrapped up for a wonderful holiday gift.
Date nut bread is one [...]

[Read more →]

For the fourth year, the lovely Pim of Chez Pim has organized the campaign for Menu for Hope. This incredible event aids the UN World Food Programme, and last year raised over $60,000. Food bloggers from all over contribute items that are then entered into a raffle. For each $10 you contribute, [...]

[Read more →]

View a printable recipe or more photos

Cranberries have become synonymous with the holidays. So, it stands to reason that they should play a part in holiday baking. These cookies are a twist on an oatmeal-nut cookie. That cookie alone would be tasty, but the addition of dried cranberries gives them a little [...]

[Read more →]

View the original recipe or more photos

Quinn tends to be a bit more ambitious in my baking than I am. He thought these cookies would be a great addition to my holiday baking roster. I agreed that they looked and sounded delicious, but I wasn’t sure about the painstaking efforts involved in making [...]

[Read more →]