Help I can’t stop baking! This was today’s. I think the sweetness of the glaze balances out the cinnamon well, and I’m also hoping it will help the scones keep a little bit better by keeping them slightly more moist – they’re normally quite disappointing after the first day (although this recipe is unusually flaky [...]
Posts Tagged ‘scones’
Corn cherry scones
If you’ve visited Henry and me in Berkeley, we’ve probably dragged you to the Cheese Board a co-op which sells delicious pizza, cheese, and baked goods. They are basically “the bee’s knees.” I recently bought their book which happily includes a recipe for one of my favorite things they have on a semi-regular basis: corn [...]
recent foods I have baked
First I baked rosemary bread yet again, for a dinner party, following this recipe for an unkneaded peasant bread. This time it came out much much lighter, fluffier, and more delicious. Basically I followed the directions more carefully and this worked (who knew!) although I also stuck my roommate’s pizza stone in the oven while [...]
variations on a scone
For recent tea purposes I made two types of scone: ham and cheddar, and cranberry orange. I used the recipe Gloria last tried, with the following variations!
Ham and cheddar: Only 2 Tbs of sugar, because of the savory. N.b. the recipe only calls for 1/2 tsp of salt; this is not to be ignored – [...]
Recent bird-related sandwiches I have eaten
I am having trouble coming up with an intro to this post, so screw the formalities. Here are some places I ate at this week past!
Gregoire
Our apartment is conveniently close to Berkeley’s “Gourmet Ghetto,” where places like Chez Panisse (the one-star-in-Michelin birthplace of “California cuisine”) and the Cheese Board Collective (delicious communist pizza) are located. [...]
Scones!
So today I made two types of scones for tea at Karen’s house! I made some cranberry scones that I got from this recipe on Smitten Kitchen (my favorite food blog!). I also altered that recipe to make a batch of savory bacon and cheddar scones, which turned out quite well. The cranberry ones were [...]