I can hardly believe almost an entire month has gone by without a post! I didn't mean to drop off the face of the Earth like that, I've just been busy and/or sick (sometimes at the same time) and needed a little break. Dinner for myself and my two...

It's really here--the chill in the air, the crisp winds, the different position of the sun in the sky. Finally. It's time for roasted dinners, fires in the first fireplace I've had since I was a child, and cups of spicy apple cider. It's also time to...

Ah, the Tastykake. I married into a Philly family, and knowing about water bagels, Italian ice, street pretzels and cheesesteaks comes with the territory. Also these little regional snack cakes that everyone goes crazy for. It's a back-east version...

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. I'm going to apologize in advance for the lateness of this...

At least, that's what King Arthur Flour calls them. I happen to agree--they're pretty damn good, actually, if a little difficult to photograph. I was all ready with my biga to make the Italian bread in my Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge, when I...