I have to admit that every year, I have a hard time adjusting to the summer season here in the South. Once we enter the rainy season, it gets very, very hot, humid and stormy. We spend a lot of time in the pool and indoors away from the scorching sun. Baking becomes almost like ...
It is once again time for a Daring Bakers challenge and this time, no other than strudel dough. It has been years since I have made strudel dough and if I think about it hard enough, I think I have not made it since culinary school. A long time. I was pressed for time once ...
As you are reading this, my little one and I are on a transatlantic flight home, or perhaps even there by now. This month's Daring Bakers challenge almost didn't happen for me, but I couldn't let that happen after skipping last month's lasagna recipe. I rushed through it and didn't really have a chance to ...
We finally got a glimpse of sunshine here today. It has been stormy for the last few days, which always seems to put a damper on all my Spring plans. However, rhubarb is abundant on the produce shelves and that is always a reminder that Spring is here. It has such a short season that ...
The first things that come to mind when I think of Spring are cherry blossoms, morning dew and rhubarb. Growing up, I always looked forward to the few sunny mornings we got during Spring. Winter always seemed to linger far too long and when we had one full day of sun without rain, we rushed ...