I probably don’t have to tell you it’s strawberry season — in fact, we’re getting down to the final weeks here in Virginia, and there were reports of the first cherries of the season at the FreshFarm Penn Quarter market yesterday. We had friends over last weekend and I wanted to make strawberry cupcakes for […]
Entries Tagged as 'baked goods'
Strawberry Cupcakes (and 5 links for Friday)
May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: baked goods · baking · cooking with kids · five on friday
Bake Sale for Kids a Sweet Success (and Lemon Cupcakes)
April 22nd, 2010 · 10 Comments
The DC Food Blogger Bake Sale for Share our Strength, held this past Saturday at Eastern Market, was a great success. We got off to a slow and chilly morning, but business picked up as the crowds grew throughout the morning. I’m pleased to report that we raised $612 to fight child hunger right here […]
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Cinnamon Hazelnut Waffles
February 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments
There are few things better than the scent of cinnamon on a Saturday morning. While these waffles aren’t quite as decadent as fresh cinnamon rolls, they do offer more instant gratification. I had some toasted hazelnuts left over from another recipe and added them on a whim — turned out delicious. A little sweet, and […]
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Peter Reinhart’s Bagels
February 19th, 2010 · 6 Comments
Like many others around DC, I turned to baking to stave off boredom during the Snowmageddon/Snowpocalypse blizzards of 2010. And with all that time on my hands, I decided to take the plunge and bake the bagels I’d skipped over in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice challenge. You see, the book goes alphabetically and there was […]
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Homemade with Love {Cinnamon Swirl Bread}
February 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments
If I try hard enough, I can almost a remember a time when my idea of unwinding after a long work week was heading out for cocktails with girlfriends. (Okay, so it really wasn’t that long ago.) But nowadays, few things are more soothing than spending some quality time creaming butter, sugar and eggs in […]
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