July 18, 2023
My Dad turns 80 this year! So I was called upon to help make the celebration special… and delicious. The plan… These silicon molds were scary at first but with some Earth Balance and some flour, the cakes released very easily! I made Rainbow Nourishment‘s strawberry cake recipe I made Read more…
July 17, 2023
And just like that July flew by… it is and will be a jam-packed month of change and finality. Here is peek into its everyday days thus far.. Through the Viewmaster looking glass… Let’s make lemonade! Making things with kids takes longer but you get all these little cute hands Read more…
July 16, 2023
I would like to get back into making my own bread. With such simple ingredients it seem odd to buy chemical laden loaves. So this was a good start, simple… great texture and chew… but I didn’t like the flavor overall. I will be trying out recipes until one suits Read more…
July 4, 2023
Let the red, white and blue festivities start! To begin, a blue spirulina smoothie bowl from SoBol, sans honey. Delicious and easy breakfast option… and they don’t use any frozen fruit. That’s pretty cool! Next up, the creation of some parfaits with vanilla cake, coconut cream and berries. All my Read more…
June 30, 2023
Beautiful Places Far Away, Box-free Baking, Breakfast, Cakes & Cupcakes, Cookies, Cooking Stuff, Eating Out
The Waxing Crescent. I am enjoying photographing the waning and waxing phases as their partial illumination and stark black is so beautiful. Cookies for Mom. Ghiradelli finally makes vegan chocolate chips. They’re yummy of course… because they’re chocolate chips Soft dough… maybe because of the humidity They flattened out a Read more…
June 18, 2023
My Dad likes all kinds of flavors… So I like to try new cakes for his special days. This time, an avocado lime cake from Rainbow Nourishments. Here is the wet ingredients, looking exciting. I decided I need new pans. I need 8″ and not 9″… these skinny layers just Read more…
June 15, 2023
I’m way into creating my own pokรฉ bowl, like this one from a place called Poke Rainbow. But then… Poof! The eateries disappear inexplicably. I really don’t get it. Sushi lunch from Kiku. Vegetarian sushi perfection Drinks after work at Shaka Shaka Tiki. Pulled in by ube, but the space Read more…
May 29, 2023
A stop at the veterans’ field at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, New York. The Boy Scouts and other caring citizens put up the flags. And a trip the Rochester’s Public Market… to get the berries for a flag cake.
May 14, 2023
Mom’s Day, for me, is a time for pretty baking. And I had an idea that I was happy to see come to fruition… starting with the cutting board put to the curb in Park Slope. My lovely Mom typing away Charcuterie Board Along with the cutting board, some desk Read more…
May 10, 2023
My new go-to for using too many ripened bananas is this. Soft, pillowy cakey banana chocolate chip cookies that my students ad colleagues adore. You can see all that gooey banana goodness after scooped. The end result doesn’t look that sophisticated or scrumptious, but they are dreamy as can be.
May 4, 2023
One of my favorite baking themes merges with my love of costumes on Star Wars Day! This May the Fourth had some themed treats, starting with Han in the carbonite chocolates. A few air bubbles, but this is the first time I have used this mold. Next time I will Read more…
April 30, 2023
And with that, it is now May. As this year continues to blaze at unprecedented speed, an addition to the everyday archive, April style. Making cookies as usual My hair is pretty big and long these days. Somewhere around this length I always wind up chopping off. What should I Read more…
April 24, 2023
There is a point in a banana’s life cycle… or should I say death cycle… that excites my brain with baking opportunities! Since my school has a tradition of giving bananas out to students taking the state exams, I was left with many in my classroom. So two sweet treats Read more…
April 3, 2023
I’ve made rainbow cookies for many holidays, but this is my first batch of Easter cookies! Easter is all about the pastels… and I am on board. To follow, my usual recipe in this beauteous color combination…
March 30, 2023
Every once and a while I get the urge to make a Hummingbird cake. So first, some pretty dried pineapple flowers the day before. They make a beautiful edible garnish. Elapsed time… and now ready for a photoshoot. The recipe made tons of batter. Half of it would have been Read more…
March 24, 2023
I’m kind of obsessed with this recipe now. So I just had to whip my classroom’s paraprofessional up a great birthday cake since she is a big fan of my treats. Three layers so I can taste one… Yellow as ever Pipe dreams Now, a lot of pictures of its Read more…
March 22, 2023
When I walked past this tower of strawberries priced at $1, I knew I would be making the pretty strawberry sugar cookies I saw on Lane & Grey Fare‘s account a couple of weeks ago. Ready to be cookies… The recipe is packed with sugar! Sugar when cooking the strawberries, Read more…
March 17, 2023
March is has been jam-packed… and so it is flying fast–much to my satisfaction. But I am baking through the month’s milestones. This time: St. Patrick’s Day. Irish Soda Bread is a simple favorite of mine. This loaf, adapted from Nora Cook’s recipe, would be the vibrant hue of the Read more…
March 12, 2023
This nostalgic yellow cake with fudgy chocolate buttercream was by request from my Mom. And what my Mom wants, she gets! Using this great recipe from Nora Cooks, I got that vintage look I wanted… reminiscent of the boxed cake by Duncan Hines I used to love. What a dreamy Read more…
March 1, 2023
Baking in another kitchen is hard for me. But a very special little guy requested cupcakes for his class… and so it had to happen. For future reference as they were so loved, I used this very easy recipe, made a chocolate ganache using the last of the Reddi-Whip coconut Read more…
February 14, 2023
My red velvet craving was fulfilled in the form of sweet treats for my students. I used this very easy recipe. Wanted to try this buttercream tip I have been seeing… It worked well! You line up all the colors in plastic wrap then wrap and snip the end, sliding Read more…
February 11, 2023
I don’t know why I don’t make Jello-y treats more often as they are so easy to make. I’ll get on that. But here are some hearts I made with the new silicone molds I bought for making marshmallow treats. The fresh agar is most important in creating real buoyancy. Read more…
February 5, 2023
For my brother’s birthday I knew I wanted to make a citrus cake. A citrus cake in the winter is a heavenly bite. This recipe from Rainbow Nourishments piqued my interest as it is made with olive oil, which I had been wanting to try. Her recipes are always spot Read more…
February 3, 2023
I had this amazing recipe bookmarked for some time. With Aquarius season in full effect, I knew someone I love would get this beauty. I am reprinting the recipe here for ease of duplicating. Buttermilkโฃ1 cup unsweetened soy milk โฃ1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice Combined and let sit for Read more…
