Month: July 2019

My mom first made these cookies at Christmas time when I was little. They are a simple butter cookie recipe that you roll into balls and put your thumbprint into, and fill with jam. We use any jam we have in the fridge, like raspberry, strawberry, apricot, or blackberry. One time I came home from…

In the summer when I have more free time, it becomes big-time baking time for me. My parents were going to house church, so I decided to make a dessert for it. I made pâte sucrée from the Miette cookbook for the crust, a chocolate pastry cream for the inside, and fresh fruit on top….

Near Christmas time in 2018 I went to a natural store and saw this strange citrus fruit. It had multiple tendrils and a yellow body and was called Buddha’s hand. Of course, I bought it. When I went home I cut off one of the fingers to taste it, but there was no fruit inside….

Homemade cinnamon rolls are a Christmas tradition at my house. My mom wakes up early Christmas morning to have these ready for us for breakfast. The problem is, we are usually on vacation somewhere with my family on Christmas break. I thought, why not learn to make these myself so I can have them anytime…

I was 11 years old the first time I made a pie all on my own. I love fresh peaches, and it was summertime in Utah when the farmer’s market is full of fresh local peaches. We have all of these leaf cookie cutters, and I decided to use them instead of making a solid…