Baking has always been fun for me, but I am certainly nowhere near perfect. In fact, I’ve had countless failures and disasters, it’s inevitable when you are trying new recipes. Last month, I baked my husband this sad chocolate cake for his birthday. I call it the Skateboard-Ramp-Cake since it looks like the perfect place [...]
Entry Category 'desserts'
The Great Brownie Quest
September 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Food
Is this not the saddest brownie you’ve ever seen?The last five years, I have tried countless times to make a good brownie. I’ve tried recipe after recipe. I’ve failed with boxes and from scratch. While everyone has an opinion on what makes a yummy brownie, mine is that it should be dense, chewy, chunky and [...]
Sour Moods + Lemon Bars
August 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Family, Food
If my mood the last few days could be described in one word, it would be: sour. I try to stay positive, but sometimes I just want to dive into bed and hibernate from all responsibility. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to take a nap AND I wore my pajamas until dinnertime! I knew if [...]
Millions of Peaches
June 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Austin, Food
Peach season is here. Stands begin to line TX highways with cute baskets of piled fuzzy peaches. The latest issue of Edible Austin, has a peach shortcake recipe with lavender whipped cream. My attempt at lavender whipped cream came up short, as my small lavender plant had no buds. I used leaves and they did [...]
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