Ok, quick update before getting into this delicious guest post by the beautiful and talented Thea of Baking Magique. Last time we talked, I was still off in California stargazing. Since then, I finished my research project on supernovae, went to Disneyland (!!) and visited my cousins in Honolulu. Now I’m finally home, working at […]
Tag: yeast
deep-dish apple pie pizza
Nothing’s really that simple. On this blog, I often worry that I am compelled to portray myself as this teenage Martha Stewart-wannabe, but that’s not reality. If I were Lauren Conrad or Martha Stewart, this would be different. It is their job to look super fabulous and manicured for their readers — exhibiting guru-like knowledge […]
yeasted king cake
Snow days are better than regular holidays for three reasons… 1) No expectations of doing something super fun and fabulous. When people ask me “what did you do with your snow day?” “rolled around on the floor for a while,” “watched three episodes of Jerseylicious” (does that show still exist?), and “played with dough all […]
fool-proof no-knead bread
Fall is a crazy wild ride. There are a million-and-one things to do and I used to wish that I could do all million-and-one things at once (or at least a nice hand-full of them). I used to think that doing just one thing at any given moment was a luxury — sometimes, even […]
sweet bread from valtellina
If everyone in the world had to bake a loaf of bread from scratch, the world would be a better place. Let me elaborate. Basically, bread baking is a huge pain in the butt. It requires patience, planning skills, and upper body strength — all things that I lack… If it’s such a pain, […]
overnight raised waffles
I just wrote about waffles, and I thought I found the one. But then yeast came in the picture, and things got complicated. Last night, Emilia, Veda and I had our annual end-of-season girl’s night out to celebrate the end of the winter track season. I don’t know about you all, but I love traditions. […]
"gourmet" auntie anne's pretzels
Today I went shopping with my friend Tessa. Exams are starting on Monday, and after hitting the chemistry book for hours on end, we both deserved a little bit of retail therapy. A few peplum tops and lululemon sports bras, and my woes of homogenous mixtures were far behind me! While we were shopping […]
muesli bread
During the school week, I usually have about 3 minutes and 24 seconds to grab breakfast. Staples include overnight oats with chia seeds, toast with mashed banana and almond butter, and pre-made quinoa with coconut milk. All of these breakfasts are made the night before and take less than a minute to dump in a […]
panettone
I love preparing breakfast the night before. There is nothing better than going to bed knowing that there is a super delicious breakfast waiting for me in the fridge… especially when that breakfast is this Italian panettone. Panettone originated in Milan, and is traditionally eaten around Christmastime. Many traditional panettone recipes are very labor intensive, […]
honey buns
Will you be my honey bun? 😉 Last year during musical auditions, I listened to my friend Tessa practice the song Honey Bun from South Pacific. I tried my hardest to pay attention to her singing…I swear! But all I could think about were buns covered in honey. (I’m so weak!). Thanks to Sandy (aka […]