Bananana…. Baking with Bananas
Discount bananas have been inspiring me to bake, but there’s only so much banana bread one family will want to eat. So this includes three recipes: banana bread, banana scones, and banana cake.
Apple Cranberry Cobbler
With lots of other projects keeping me busy, I may only be baking on Sunday mornings for a little while. As I’ve mentioned in the last two cake posts, I’m … Continue reading
Marbled Chocolate Orange Cake
This was one of those cakes that had me struggling not to lick my fingers as I mixed it up, going back for seconds right after the first slice, then … Continue reading
Ginger Ale Spice Cake
Our church just started a cultural studies series on the Feasts of Israel and I’m providing festive Jewish food to go along. Until we get into the specific feasts, I’ve … Continue reading
Feasting 101, Step 2: Event Planning
These questions (along with your goals & limits in Step 1) help figure out the scale of the event and will have a big impact on how much work you … Continue reading
Feasting 101, Step 1: Goals & Limits
As I said in my “Introduction” post, this should really be the easy part – but I’ll explain why I think you should have answers to all of these questions … Continue reading
Feasting 101: Introduction
I enjoy feeding people. Sometimes I like to see how many people I can feed at once and how many dishes I can provide. This is not the sort of … Continue reading
Christmas Eve “Around the World”
To make the day pass faster without losing any of the anticipation, our Christmas Eve tradition is to pick a cuisine from around the world and spend a good portion of the day making a feast, which we then eat by candlelight. This year we’re “travelling” to Wales!
Turkey Apple Breakfast Sausage
My family likes to make a big breakfast for holidays or other special occasions where we’re all up late at night talking with friends and want to extend the social … Continue reading
Orange-Vanilla French Toast
We’re poking along making the Thanksgiving feast and decided to start with a nice brunch. This was the star, in my opinion – fragrant and decadent, yet quick and easy … Continue reading
