Blue Ridge Baker

Whew. Well, that was unexpected. It has been almost 4 weeks since I posted anything, I can hardly believe it. I went out of town fully inten...

The TWD recipe for this week was supposed to be Apple-Apple Bread Pudding (and it was supposed to be posted yesterday - oh, details, details...

It has been way too long since I've made ice cream. Every time I make it, I wonder why I don't do it more often, it's really so ...

There has been quite a bit of buzz lately about the new baking book Good to the Grain by Kim Boyce. As soon as I heard about the book I bou...

I've always been a bit of a procrastinator. If there's something I'm not 100% excited about doing, I'll wait until the absol...

My love for baklava goes as far back as I can remember. I mean, what's not to love about a sweet, syrup-soaked nutty treat?! I have been...

When I was a junior in college, I spent a semester abroad in London. I have many incredible memories from that time, among them, the digesti...

I grew up in a small town in southeast Iowa, a mere 5 hour drive from St. Louis, a city I visited several times over the years. Why then, ha...

Upside down cakes have got to be one of the greatest categories of baked goods. I mean, what is not to like about a cake that has a caramel-...

I'm always trying to create new treats that I think my boys will enjoy. Sometimes I fail miserably, but sometimes I hit upon a winner. T...

I've been chasing simplicity for quite some time, but can never seem to achieve it. In my mind, all I want is a quiet life in the town I...

I've always been impulsive. This impulsiveness surfaces in every aspect of my life, from the most trivial - such as the constant changin...