I started out this week with a candy making binge – 1 batch of caramel, 2 batches of brittle, and 2 batches of fudge – all before Tuesday. I had to get creative since I was making them for a Grandfather that is forbidden from having any chocolate or nuts. I’m starting out with posting…
Category: Baking
The Standard – Wheat Bread
This is my standard, everyday-use, loaf bread. The type of bread that is perfect for everything from crunchy morning toast to a fluffy PB&J lunch sandwich. I use a combination of both whole wheat and white flour in this bread to add substance (fiber and protein) while retaining a light texture. I further enrich this…
Chocolate Mousse
When my sister called me yesterday with a “mousse emergency”, my mind immediately jumped, like every Vermonter upon hearing those words, to her having hit a “moose” with her car. A scarily, common occurrence around here that can have dire, and sometimes even deadly, consequences. Once she calmed me down, she specified that it was,…
Pumpkin Pie
It would not be Thanksgiving without the baking of a pumpkin pie. This year, when I suggested branching out and experimenting with alternative pumpkin pie recipes, my Mom immediately shot me down. We could not go through Thanksgiving without baking our own family’s version of “Libby’s Pumpkin Pie”. So here it is, yet another rendition…
The Ephemeral Bee 