Baking and Books

Strawberry Coffeecake with Cinnamon Crunch Topping

Ari — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:23:03 +0000

I had myself a bit of a baking bonanza this afternoon, making not one, but two goodies in the kitchen. I didn’t plan to do so much baking, but I was whipping up a batch of to-die-for blueberry muffins (photo/recipe coming soon) and had a bunch of leftover topping. What to do? Well I could [...]

Sugared Challah – An Oldie But A Goodie

Ari — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:22:19 +0000

There are many things I love about bread, but right up there near the top is the impressive flexibility of any recipe once you’ve truly got the hang of it. My Honey-Vanilla Challah is a perfect example of this. I shared the original recipe back in 2007 yet there are at least a dozen variations [...]

The Best Thing I Ever Baked – Baby News!

Ari — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:52:56 +0000

Life was a whirlwind of activity these past few weeks and blogging took a bit of a backseat while I prepared things at work for my maternity leave. People kept on telling me that first babies are “always late” and that I shouldn’t worry about having everything ready to go before our due date on [...]

Plain Jane Sweet Chocolate Rolls with Diced Apricots and Raisins

Ari — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:11:59 +0000

Although I haven’t posted in about a month, believe it or not my days have been filled with foodie thoughts. I’ve been leafing through old issues of Saveur, bookmarking recipes in Everyday Food, and spending far more time than is healthy ogling things in my newest cookbooks: Savory Baking and Rustic Fruit Desserts. But [...]