It’s Spring Tea time at our local historical museum, and that means I’m baking. The volunteers who run the teas do a great job of figuring out what needs to be made and how much to make, so they usually just give me a recipe to produce. Usually it’s scones, but this time I made [...]

I like these bars, but not quite as much as I thought I would. And Larry thinks they’re just so-so (I know why – it’s the candied orange peel. He’s not crazy about orange-flavored desserts). There’s a lot of work that goes into the bars. Orange peel to be candied, sweet crust to be made [...]

I returned to the first Baked book again after two months – how could I have ignored it for so long? I usually bake out of it at least once a month, but it’s a case of too many delicious recipes, not enough time (or stomach capacity). I picked this recipe at random, just looking [...]