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Indiana State Fair

Annalise — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:09:50 +0000

Because of my previously mentioned new job, I opted not to compete in my local county fair this year. As you may know, if you read my about page, the county fair is something that is near and dear to my heart. But it wasn’t in the cards this year. Frankly speaking, I did well [...]

Fried Eggplant and More

Annalise — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:59:11 +0000

Okay, okay. It has been WAY too long since I have posted here. But a lot has been going on. I started a new job, for example. This new job is fabulous, and I love it, but let me tell you, the commute leaves me almost too tired and without time to do a lot [...]

Homemade Pita Bread

Annalise — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:50:54 +0000

I love pita bread. I especially love homemade pita bread. It’s one of those breads that so many home bakers never think of taking on. But it is one of the EASIEST breads to make. It’s a quick mix and a quick bake, and the end result is a dozen or so pitas just waiting [...]

Easter Cupcake Roundup!

Annalise — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:24:29 +0000

Anyone who has been paying the least bit of attention to this blog in the last week or so knows that I’ve been doing a lot of spring and Easter related baking. I thought I would do a little roundup of the themed cupcakes, hopefully in time for you all to be inspired into making [...]

Very Easy (and tasty!) Banana Bread Recipe

Annalise — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:43:56 +0000

I rarely get to make banana bread in my house because my husband likes his bananas when they’re still partially green. He doesn’t like them too ripe. In fact, he manages to eat most of them before a hint of brown is detected on the peel. But every now and then I get lucky, and [...]

Another Adorable Easter Cupcake Pop – Bunnies!

Annalise — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:51:13 +0000

My previous post showed off the cutest little chicks in the form of cupcake pops. While I was making those, I also wanted to make bunnies to go along with the whole Easter theme. Bakerella, who has demonstrated her cupcake pops on Martha Stewart, had a version of bunnies on her site, but I was [...]

The Most Adorable Easter Cupcake Pops

Annalise — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:56:58 +0000

Anyone who enjoys reading baking blogs will know the this design is not my creation. While there are a good many of us who wish these adorable cupcake pops were from our imaginations, these fine little creatures are from Bakerella. Spring has just sprung and Easter is a short time away. I am headed to [...]

New York-Style Crumb Cake

Annalise — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:47:16 +0000

Crumb cake, which is not to be confused with good ole streusel-topped coffee cake, has been around for ages and ages. In New York, it arrived in the late 1800s, when the German immigrants started sharing their recipe for krummel kuchen. New York bakeries started making their own version, using a traditional yeasted Danish dough, [...]

The Best Homemade Deep Dish Pizza Crust

Annalise — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:48:23 +0000

Deep dish pizza, especially homemade deep dish pizza, is one of those things that literally oozes with satisfaction. To me, the perfect deep dish pizza crust has a slightly crisp outside edge, but a gooey, chewy, tender all around crust. I’ve tried about ten different deep dish pizza recipes in the last few years and [...]

Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies

Annalise — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:01:08 +0000

Valentine’s Day always provides a good excuse for baking. So this year, I made a bunch of sugar cookies. I’ll be the first to admit that sugar cookies are not my forte. They have either been too thin, too dense, too flavorless, or the icing is just not right. So this time, I set out [...]