Reine de Saba (Queen of Sheba)

15. August 2012

If you’ve been anywhere near the food blogging world recently, then you know that today is Julia Child’s 100th birthday. PBS has been posting chefs’ and bloggers’ tributes (including mine) to her for the last few weeks. And, for the last 10 days, many bloggers have been participating in #CookForJulia by making one of her recipes.

I decided rather quickly that I wanted to make this cake for the big event. I wanted to make a couple of changes and worried for about half a second that it would be wrong to do that. But, this is Julia we’re talking about! Julia, who once said that with cooking you have to have a what-the-hell attitude, would surely be fine with my taking some recipe liberties.

Strawberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

13. August 2012

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Despite the rumblings that cupcake excitement is dwindling, I am still a believer. I don’t make them all that often, but you can believe that they are the first things I peruse at a bakery.

These cupcakes are just about perfect for summer. A whole bunch of strawberries live happily inside a tender, moist cake. The white chocolate frosting is a delicious complement to all that berry goodness.

Blueberry Sour Cream Drop Biscuits

11. August 2012

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I confess that I’m more than a little intimidated by the prospect of baking biscuits. They seem a bit time-consuming for such an anti-morning person like myself. All that dough-shaping and biscuit-cutting and such is just a lot to ask so early in the day.

Behold the beauty of drop biscuits. There’s mixing. All in one bowl, I might add. There’s scooping. There’s baking. That’s all that’s required to get you on your way to homemade biscuits.

Weekly Mix and a Stack of Cookbooks

10. August 2012

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Hello, my baking friends! It seems another week has slipped by quickly. Let’s get to all the good stuff!

Continue reading for some baking inspiration and free cookbooks!

Nutella-Salted Shortbread Brownies

8. August 2012

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As is often the case, I came across this recipe while I was browsing the internet looking for something else entirely. Regardless of any focused search, spying “Nutella” in the name of a recipe will pretty much guarantee that my search will get derailed.

I’m sure I’m not the only one here who always, always keeps Nutella in the pantry. It’s a rare occasion when I run out. You never know when you’re going to require it with an unrivaled intensity.

Simple Blueberry Cake

6. August 2012

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My dear baking friends, I’m hoping you were intrigued and excited by the word “simple” in the title of this recipe. I can’t express to you how pleased I am to have this recipe in my arsenal. It is such a perfect way to make use of summer fruit that I know it will make many repeat appearances on my table for many summers to come.

Bake or Break

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