We were invited to a family BBQ this weekend, so I decided to make some Fourth of July cupcakes. They are just plain vanilla cupcakes, but I decided to revisit a technique I used when I made my wife’s unicorn birthday cake a few years back and color swirl the frosting and the cake. I […]
I made an Espresso Martini Trifle for my wife birthday this year. For some reason, she decided she wanted a trifle, something I’d not only never made, but quite possibly never even eaten before. We are on a bit of an espresso martini kick, so that seemed like the perfect flavor. A trifle is often
I Met Kim-Joy! That’s it. That’s the post. Ok, a little more.. In a case of worlds colliding, she was at New York Comic Con which I attend every year. Along with, of course, baking, she also published a graphic novel last year. She had the graphic novel, which I’ll admit I didn’t buy, along
What the heck is a Tudor Strawberry Tart? Well, it’s a strawberry tart made from a Tudor-era recipe. But why? I’ve recently become obsessed with a new youtube channel called ‘Tasting History‘ Every episode the host, Max, re-creates some recipe from the past and gives a history lesson related to the food and the period
Moving house along with assorted other life events have stopped me from posting much, but I wanted to put up a quick post from my Easter Bakes. The pièce de résistance was Guiseppe’s pastiera. According to Guiseppe, it’s the most traditional easter back in the Campania region of Italy. It uses a very unusual ingredient, Grano