Whole Foods Chocolate Chip Dried Cherry Cookie

Anna | August 28, 2005

Since I’m in crazy-spending mode this week, I decided to go ahead and purchase all the ingredients I’d need to make the Whole Foods Chocolate Chip Dried Cherry Cookies. After a quick buzz through the Health Food section of Randall’s, I now own a bag of organic cane sugar, a box of whole wheat [...]

Maple Butterscotch Macadamia Blondies

Anna | August 27, 2005

These blondies from the Whole Foods recipe collection have a rich butterscotch flavor and just enough maple flavor to let you know it’s there. On a scale of 1-10, they’re a 10. One thing to note is that the bake-time on the original recipe is approximate. The directions say 40-50 minutes but [...]

Crayola Cake Part II

Anna | August 23, 2005

Thanks to all who commented on the cake. It’s not as slick as the one in my Avon Birthday Cakes for Kids book, but I think Fuzz will remember it. If not, I have tons of pictures to remind her! As for that Avon book, it has tons of cute “carve-and-build” type cakes, which I [...]

Crayola Cake

Anna | August 22, 2005

More proof that decorating is not my strong suit. But building cakes like this is fun even if they’re not as slick as the ones in the books.

King Arthur’s Elegant White Cake

Anna | August 21, 2005

I don’t make a lot of plain white or yellow cakes, but since it’s Fuzz’s birthday month and since I’ve been practicing making different birthday cakes, it seemed like a good time to try this on. I wish I’d tried sooner. It’s from the King Arthur Flour Company and it’s the perfect white cake.
I baked [...]