Currently cooking from Tasty by Roy Finamore
Two things I learned while making this dish:
1. Bacon and shrimp are both very slippery and resist staying wrapped together, even when skewered.
2. Bacon is flammable.
Did you notice that there’s no picture accompanying this post? That’s because I was too busy trying to put out the fire to take [...]

Currently cooking from Tasty by Roy Finamore
After the excesses of my last cookbook, I wanted something a little more waistline friendly. Tasty, by Roy Finamore, is more of an all-purpose cookbook. While there are some desserts in it, there are also lots of salads, soups and side dishes.
The dish first in the lineup is a [...]

This is the perfect little cake. It is quick and easy to make with ingredients that are probably sitting in your kitchen right now. There are no fancy mixing methods, no expensive, hard-to-find ingredients and no decadent frostings. Not too sweet or heavy, this cake is perfect for breakfast or as an afternoon snack. You [...]

Currently baking from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter
What does one do when the intended last recipe from this book fails miserably and there’s a pile of overripe bananas sitting on the counter? Try one last recipe that hopefully includes a lot of bananas!
This basic cake starts out by creaming [...]

Currently baking from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter
You know how when you make a recipe and it doesn’t turn out right and you can’t figure out if you did something wrong or if it is the recipe’s fault? Well, that’s what’s going on here. I’m pretty sure I followed the [...]

Currently baking from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter
I’m not sure what to classify these as. Are they cookies? Mini cakes? The lazy person’s croissants? Whatever you want to call them, they are fantastic! Warm from the oven, they are soft and pillowy and full of cinnamony goodness. The walnuts [...]

Currently baking from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter
My first try at Walter’s yeasted simple sweet dough didn’t go well (remember that blueberry pizza?), but I felt like I should give it another go since I wasn’t sure why it didn’t work before. So I whipped up another batch and [...]

Currently baking from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter.
I’ve tried this recipe twice. The first time was while vacationing with my family. I made these sweet biscuits one morning for breakfast, and before I could even blink, the entire pan was gone. The only evidence left were the sad little [...]

Currently baking from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter.
Sorry for the pictures. I made this cake while vacationing with my family, and I was eager to cut into it, so the picture taking took a backseat.
I really, really wanted to like this recipe. It is unique and lends itself to [...]

Currently baking from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter.
My next cookbook is going to have to be a diet cookbook. Or a cookbook of vegetables only. Ugh. Two bites of this cake pretty much sent me over the edge. It is rich, heavy and very, very chocolatey. Don’t even try [...]