The giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Amy Beth! Spring holidays are fast approaching, and if you aren’t hosting your family’s festivities, it’s entirely possible – nay, highly likely – that you’ve received a request to bring an appetizer or a dessert. On the dessert front, HP Hood created the recipe below for… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Bread & Baked Goods
Apple-Cinnamon Crostata
We’re all down to the last hours of preparation for the big Thanksgiving feast, so I’ll keep this quick and to the point. Crostata, the Italian relative of the French galette, is a rustic tart that provides all of the flakiness of a good pie, only without the blind baking process. From the time you… Continue Reading
Focaccia di Patate e Rosmarino (Potato and Rosemary Focaccia)
The subtitle for this post should be: The World’s Longest Post Ever About a Slice of Bread. I’m just sayin’. You may wonder – aloud, even – how a self-proclaimed poor girl could afford to take vacation to Italy. And that curiosity is well-founded. After three years without a vacation, and a major birthday for… Continue Reading
Lemon-Blueberry Muffins, or How to Beat Down that Late-Winter Funk with Baked Goods
This morning, JR caught me glancing out the kitchen window at him as he returned to the house, having finished shoveling a path to the barn, then to the cars, then down the driveway for the – ahhh, one thousandth time this year. Okay, fine. You’re right. One thousand shovel-outs are not possible, as winter… Continue Reading
Egg Nog-Hazelnut Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
So perhaps shopping for gifts is now out of the question, what with just a handful of shopping days to go. If that’s the case, I strongly suggest that you make these cupcakes, as they surely count as a gift. PrintEgg Nog-Hazelnut Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting Yield: Makes 12 cupcakes (with a little leftover… Continue Reading