Baked Sunday Mornings: Peanut Butter & Jelly Crumb Morning Muffins

Friends, as I look around and take stock of my life, I am happy to report that there is presently… a hell of a lot of peanut butter and jelly happening! There was a dark time when I could not say this. In fact, for most of my life I did not know the joy of PB&J; […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Orange Pancakes with Honey Butter

If you are of the Jewish persuasion like me, I wish you a Shana Tova! If you are not familiar with this tradition, it is Hebrew for Happy New Year, because tonight begins Rosh Hashanah, the celebration of the Jewish New Year, and the beginning of the period known as the High Holy Days (a […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Nonnie’s Blueberry Buckle

I don’t have a Nonnie, let alone one who makes blueberry cake, but this bright, fluffy ring cake makes me wish I did! I’m not normally a big blueberry person, but this cake confirms that my favorite vehicle for eating them is via a coffee cake delivery system. In honor of National Blueberry Month (yes, really), Baked Sunday […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Buttery Pound Cake with Salty Caramel Glaze

But soft, what cake through yonder window smells so tasty? It is Buttery Pound Cake with Salty Caramel Glaze from Baked Occasions— I’m sure Juliet would approve! Pound cake is buttery, dense, rich, and unbeknownst to me until now, best served with a gooey salted caramel lid. The cake is quite good on its own, but ohhhh-so-much-better slathered with caramel. Really, […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Toffee Coffee Cake Surprise

Sometimes in life, we’re asked to do things we don’t want to do; other times, the requests aren’t so bad. In the category of “HELL YES”: when Baked Occasions tells me to put toffee in a cake, I listen. Toffee Coffee Cake Surprise was one of the recipes that I was very curious about when I first got my eager paws on the […]

Autumn’s Last Stand: Salted Apple Bread with Brown Butter & Hazelnuts

Oh Autumn, you are ever fair and fleeting; I am not inclined to give you up after such a brief encounter. Even here in California, where the seasons quietly and seamlessly blend into one another, you are trying your hardest to chill the air and flaunt your stunning colors… And so, I shall prolong your loveliness just a […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Whatever you’re doing right now, put it down– you need to make Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls immediately. This is one of the recipes that I was most excited to make when Baked Elements was released two years ago, but inexplicably, I haven’t had a chance to make them until now. (Little did I know what I’ve been missing […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Chocolate Cheesecake Muffins

Let’s not kid ourselves– there is very little in these Chocolate Cheesecake Muffins (from the Chocolate chapter of Baked Elements) that is actually related to a “muffin”, except the shape; they are like a slightly-less-sweet twin of black-bottom cupcakes. And when I say all this, please don’t mistake my intent– I am 100% in favor of this sort of dessert-masquerading-as-breakfast! I’m merely saying, let’s […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Crunchy Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Banana recipes two weeks in a row for Baked Sunday Mornings? I’m actually okay with that. I think I’ve made my peace with bananas thanks to last week’s Chocolate Banana Tart, and I couldn’t love this recipe more! The Crunchy Peanut Butter Banana Bread from the Peanut Butter chapter of Baked Elements is my favorite banana bread to date. I’ve […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Lemon & Black Pepper Quiche

Quiche… Really?? I’ve always thought of quick as something relegated to bridal showers or tea parties or other prim occasions. But I’m here to tell you that IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS, people! This week’s Baked Sunday Mornings recipe for Lemon & Black Pepper Quiche from the Cheese chapter of Baked Elements was quite a revelation. Cheesy, eggy, rustic, […]