Another summer fruit crisp. I did strawberries a couple of weeks ago. This week it’s time for some blueberries. They are not quite in season around here yet, but they are starting to appear on the supermarket shelves, probably shipped up from Florida or California. I can’t wait for blueberry pie season! Yum yum yum……
Category: Baking
Banana Bread
What else am I supposed to do with those oozy, slimy, gooey, brown bananas? For banana bread the slimier the better! You know – the kind of banana that will begin to disintegrate in your hand as you try to peel it, or better yet, the kind of banana has already started to ooze out…
Strawberry Shortcakes
I tried holding out until June 14th, or Strawberry Shortcake Day, but I simply could not resist the lure of plump, macerated strawberries enveloped in soft clouds of whipped cream, set atop a buttery shortcake biscuit. These are the strawberry shortcakes of my childhood, just as my Mom would make them. A special weekend treat,…
Guinness Millet Bread
A Guinness and millet based bread enhanced through the judicious use of molasses and chocolate – my latest foray into bread baking. I was actually aiming to make a dark sourdough rye for my mother on Mother’s Day, but I could not find any rye flour at the local supermarket. Which is, in my humble…
The Ephemeral Bee 