Tag Archives: baking

Classic Ole Brownie

Back to school and chill in the air means one thing to me… time for a classic. When nothing but chocolaty comfort will do, I prefer to reach no further than a big fudgy brownie. Deep and rich, crowded with a haggardly top, I am suddenly taken back to childhood parties, and hugged from the [...]

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The Scones of My Life

Scones. People like them more than muffins. I did a study at the Bed and Breakfast, and can say that people want the scones; not the muffins. Alright, all you muffin lovers out there who are now saying "No" please understand this fact, and feel free to write me a loving piece debating the finer [...]

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Cookies & Curd

Sugar cookies again. And it was not midnight! Making sugar cookies is never far away for me, and last night was no different as I had dough on hold and rready to go. Another batch of my beloved lemon curd was in a pretty pink bowl in the fridge….so what else was a Claire to [...]

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Mother Muffin

No, this is not about my mother making muffins, though she did let us make the ones in the box with the can of blueberries very often as children. Many times we would not put the berries in and make, well, cake muffins. And I would happily eat four or more without care. Time changed [...]

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It’s 2011, Where is Claire?

Do You Know where your Claire has been?? It becomes obvious you’ve been busy doing other things when all your [...]

Giving Gluten a Rest

Baker to the core, gluten might be my best friend. Hand in hand, we skipped through bread hills on the [...]

Gingerbread Man Joy

Run, Run As Fast As You Can…. Time to Catch the Gingerbread Man Gazing over the edge of the counter [...]

Pancakes, A Happy Place

Pancakes Of Plenty Growing up, making pancakes meant that we got a box, stirred in milk and eggs with a [...]

Classic Ole Brownie

Back to school and chill in the air means one thing to me… time for a classic. When nothing but [...]

Tickle Me Peaches

Oh the brilliant peach. Ripe and plump, the peach can be virgin like purity cloaked in a temperature sensitive skin. [...]