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  • kohnen’s country bakery, tehachapi

    Stanley and I drove to Vegas from the bay area last weekend, which took freaking forever, but we did get to experience everything the middle-of-nowhere has to offer. Including Kohnen’s Country Bakery, a German bakery and breakfast place which was totally poppin’ despite, you know, being literally nowhere. These cookies were all $1 or $1.50, Read more

  • macarons

    Supposedly one of the most challenging pastries to make at home, macarons are famed to need extreme precision and effort. But in my typical way, I lazied this recipe down to its very minimum, and it came out delicious and with really good texture! Great success for a first effort, and I will be working Read more

  • rosemary foccacia

    Alas, I am no longer afraid of yeast! I followed this rosemary foccacia recipe to make a side for a dinner party, and it was delicious. Flavorful and oily, though I do prefer my breads to be a bit more on the chewier side. I will be adding this bread recipe to my repertoire, but Read more

  • tiramisu

    My cousin brought these little bottles of tiramisu to our Thanskgiving potluck last year, and they were so delicious I had her give me the recipe – from the Internet of course. She skipped the rum from the recipe, since we had lots of toddlers at our event, but when I finally got around to Read more

  • baking for parties

    I’ve baked for a couple of house parties lately, relatively large groups of 15-20 people, and have started figuring out how to portion my recipes for it. Here are some notes on my two go-to cakes for sharing: burnt almond cake and moist chocolate cake. Those pages have been updated as well. Read more

  • verve coffee, santa cruz

    Verve coffee just opened up next to Santa Cruz Yoga, so of course we went to scope out their baked goods selection on our weekend there. Read more

  • 5 minute artisan bread

    I made bread! With yeast!! My very first homemade bread, and it was really tasty! I followed the recipe exactly from that book that came out a few years ago. It was tasty, and I will try again, perhaps with some rosemary and parm mixed in next time? 🙂 Read more

  • waffles

    Waffles! But first, check that your baking powder hasn’t expired! Typically baking powder has a shelf life of about a year, after which it’s time to get a new can. Apparently baking soda is much more shelf stable, but probably good to check every now and then. Ok, then when you’re ready… Read more

  • failed attempt – angel food cake

    I had an extra two egg whites in my fridge, so I decided to attempt a toaster-oven angel food cake! Alas, the heat source was too close to the top of the ramekins, and the cake burned before fully drying out. I still ate it after scraping off the cancer, and it was quite tasty, Read more

  • brownies from scratch

    I hadn’t gotten around to trying to make brownies from scratch before, because let’s be honest, Ghirardelli boxed brownie mix (from Costco) is pretty legit. But I finally got around to this overachiever task a few weekends ago, and absolutely no regrets. This is a new winner. Read more

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