Bake or Break

Apple Pecan Cobbler

I’ve been holding out on all of you. I’ve been reluctant to share this recipe because I felt like it was too easy. But, then I thought that during the busy holiday season, we can all use a little bit of too easy.

This is the easiest apple cobbler you’ll ever make. Actually, it’s the second easiest, but I’ll get to that in a minute.

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Mixed Berry Cobbler

Well, my friends, I am less than happy to say that summer is officially here. I’ve never been a fan of hot weather. This year, though, I’m going to try to think of every day of this heat as one day closer to fall.

On a happier note, there are two things I like about summer. I do like having more daylight hours. I somehow feel like I have more time to get things done. Best of all, though, is all the fruit available from the local markets. I admit that I get a little giddy when I start seeing the first fresh berries of the season.

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Banana Bread Cobbler

Most bakers, even the occasional ones, have most likely made banana bread at least once. It’s a simple thing to whip up, it’s delicious, and it’s a good use of very ripe bananas. The problem, at least to me, is that I get a little bored with it. I am always looking for variations to make it a tad different and more interesting.

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Caramel Apple Pear Cobbler

I’m a bit ashamed to tell you that I baked all kinds of things during the holidays that I have yet to share with all of you. I realize that November and December are long gone, and now January is almost over. But, I figure this is a good case of “better late than never.”

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Chocolate Cobbler

Sometimes I think chocolate can be made into just about any dessert form. Here we have it as a cobbler, which is usually associated with fruit. While I don’t think that this is a cobbler in the traditional sense, I find that it’s so good that I don’t really care what you call it.

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Pear and Chocolate Crumble

View a printable recipe or more photos As I told you recently, I came into possession of several new cookbooks. This recipe comes from one of those books, simply entitled Cobblers and Crumbles. When I first saw this book, I thought to myself that those are two things I just don’t make frequently. In fact, [...]

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