Diary of a home baker
Chocolate chip cookies are the superior cookie in my humble opinion. You just can’t beat a good chocolate chip cookie! In honor of national chocolate chip cookie day I am sharing this awesome triple chocolate chip cookie recipe. I prefer chewy cookies and that is exactly what this recipe this recipe yields. Triple chocolate chip …
My mum sent me this recipe from her hand written book and told me it was a must try. As with most of her recipes it was light on instruction details. I guess space is precious in her recipe book LOL. But, never the less I managed to figure out the instructions without having to …
Yesterday I shared my fresh strawberry buttercream recipe and today I am sharing the recipe for my fresh strawberry cupcakes. These two make the perfect pair! This cupcake recipe is so light and fluffy with a sponge like consistency. The perfect vessel to showcase the fresh strawberries in the cakes and in the buttercream. This …
I love all the fresh berries that are so readily available at this time of year! We are fortunate enough here in California to have access to strawberries year round, however there is just something about picking up fresh strawberries from a road side stand that makes them taste so much better! This fresh strawberry …
My neighbor has a beautiful blood orange tree that is currently FULL of juicy blood oranges. A few of them were peeking over the fence into our backyard so I text him to see if I could pick them. He said I was welcome to them, and to come into his backyard and take as …
Cheese is my favorite food group. PERIOD! I know I have a baking blog and the majority of my recipes are sweet, but the truth is I much prefer savory baked goods! Especially if they include cheese! Earlier this year I watched an Instragram live with Zoë François where she used a master dough to …
I LOVE a good chocolate chip muffin! So simple, yet so tasty. Perfect for an on the go breakfast, or mid afternoon pick-me-up. The problem is, I do not need 12 full size muffins in the house as I will devour them all. My small batch chocolate chip muffin recipe is the perfect compromise. It …
Today is Anzac day back home in New Zealand (they are a day ahead of us and it is already April 25th there). Anzac day is a day of remembrance for all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died in war. It is a national holiday that is celebrated on April 25th every …
This past weekend we celebrated our niece Daisy’s fourth birthday. Daisy was here on Valentine’s Day when I made my small batch sugar cookies with raspberry royal icing and she devoured 3/4 of the plate of cookies by herself. Knowing that she is a fan of sugar cookies I decided to whip up a full …
I have been making my way through Christina Tosi’s Creative Baking Class hosted by Monthly. Our first assignment was to create our own unique cookies based on a ‘place’. The inspiration for my cookies came from a my husband’s favorite restaurant in Arizona, U.S. Egg. Each time he goes he orders their ‘protein pancakes’ which …