German Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

31. October 2012

German chocolate cake is one of my childhood loves. My mother used to make it from a cake mix with store-bought frosting. And that was just fine with me.

Having an anti-coconut husband has limited my baking with coconuts over the last several years. In the spirit of “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” I think I enjoy all that German chocolate-y goodness even more because I don’t have it very often.

Sour Cream Pear Cake with Pecan Streusel

29. October 2012

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While some people call this apple season, I like to think of it as pear season. They are, by far, my favorite fruit to bake with this time of year.

Weekly Mix: Apples, Candy Bars, and a Pinch of Salt

26. October 2012

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Welcome to another Friday! Hopefully, you’ve all got your Halloween preparations ready for next week. For the first time since we moved to NYC, we are going to hand out candy this year! Our building has lots of kids, so they’ll be visiting Wednesday night.

I’m already thinking about how best to rid ourselves of any leftovers. All that candy just sitting around is dangerous! If you have leftovers after Wednesday, or just feel like raiding your stash now, don’t forget about these Halloween Candy Bar Blondies.

Halloween Candy Bar Blondies

24. October 2012

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I realize the term “leftover Halloween candy” may be confusing to some. Strangely enough, there are people who have enough restraint not to shut down the candy-giving early and polish off the candy bowl in private. If you’re one of the few with that kind of will power, then you can put it to a little different use by baking it into these blondies.

Salted Vanilla Chip Oatmeal Cookies

22. October 2012

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Recently, I was thrilled to receive a copy of Pure Vanilla by Shauna Sever. You may know Shauna from her blog, Piece of Cake, or from her first book, Marshmallow Madness.

This book is dedicated to all things vanilla. Despite the connotation that word has taken on over the years, vanilla is anything but boring. I immediately found several recipes I wanted to try, but I kept coming back to these cookies.

Weekly Mix

19. October 2012

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Hello, my baking friends! Here we are again at the end of another week. Despite the rain falling outside, I am still happy to see Friday. Let’s get rolling, shall we?

It’s been an interesting week in the BoB kitchen. I had a couple of baking failures, which are always hard to take. There’s been good stuff, too. Stuff like my current favorite cookie. Plus, some things I’ll be sharing with you soon.

Bake or Break

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