Chocolate Chip Crater Cookies

I was trying to use up little bits of goodness left in my pantry this weekend and came up with a creatively cratered chocolate chip cookie! I added some mini marshmallows to the mix and they melted in the cookies while baking. The look reminded my son of the surface of the moon so we…

The Last Banana Snack Cake

What do you do with the last banana? You know, the one banana left from the bunch that gets riper by the day? The banana that no one will eat? In our house it usually gets peeled and added to the smoothie fruit bag that is kept in the freezer. But what happens when the…

Layers ~ Pastry Metaphor

Please excuse my ramble today…accept my permission to scroll down to photos and recipe links and skip my philosophical meandering! I saw this Daily Post prompt,  Layers, a few weeks ago and meant to write a post then. But Life interrupted and put me on another track. It’s happening a lot lately. Not necessarily bad or good events,…

No Knead Bread ~ Crispy Ciabatta

It’s all the rage, that no-knead bread. I had to give it a try. So I’ve been playing with it for two months and can honestly say…it tastes better than any bread I have ever eaten! Sandwich bread is nice, soft, fluffy. Sourdough and Rye are great, flavorful, dense breads with distinct flavor. But no-knead bread…

Gluten Free Caraway Sandwich Bread

When I baked a rye loaf last week, my daughter mentioned how much she loved rye bread and missed that flavor since eliminating gluten from her diet. I had researched some processes and recipes for gluten free sourdough starter, but they were all very different and it only confused me. The basic premise is that…