

Our first sourdough
We've been tempted to get into sourdough for a while now. The bread and the rest are super tasty but going down that road can be a little...

Peanut butter banana chocolate chip oatmeal bars
We're attempting to get a couples with young children small group off the ground with some people at our church and had our first little...

Joanna Gaines' chocolate chip cookies
I didn't bake before I started this blog and started trying a bunch of new things, with one exception: I made chocolate chip cookies. It...

Snickerdoodles
I love Snickerdoodles, thanks largely to Ravn Alaska (a small airline servicing the 49th state, including Homer) and its humorously fast...

Apple Crisp
It's the autumn season and time for apples. My wife found a place near us that has a few varieties as well as a hayride and pumpkins too,...

Zucchini bread (w chocolate chips!)
We have more greens and vegetables than we know what to do with this summer, largely due to a CSA my wife signed up for. That's not a...

King Arthur's easiest loaf of bread
I've always been curious about making bread. I'd never done it. By this I don't mean using a bread-maker either, I mean rolling out dough...

Blueberry Buckle
Our family went blueberry picking nearby (at Glade Link Farms north of Frederick) and came home with giant bucketful. After a week there...

Whole wheat lemon poppy seed muffins
I felt like making something. We have a bunch of whole wheat flour, which I considerably over-purchased, and poppy seeds and no plan for...

Shortbread cookies
Who doesn't love cookies? I certainly do and felt there was a hole in my so-far meager list of baked items. Generally my favorite are...

Extreme chocolate cake
I've been toying around with baking ideas, mostly after my wife watched the latest Great British Baking Show (or GBBO) series. First...

Jalapeño cheddar scones
Grilling season is winding down but there are still other foods to experiment with. After stumbling across this recipe for savory scones...

Limoncello cake
This is the second time I've made this cake. The first happened because I craved some lemon cake and found a recipe. It turned into a...

Bacon and spinach quiche
At my wife's request, I made quiche. She's pretty happy I eat eggs now. I never used to like eggs by themselves or egg bakes but I've...















