Multigrain Bread
The kitchen smelled like warm flour and late-summer honey, and that steady hiss from the oven felt like a gentle drumbeat for the week. I remember pulling this loaf from …
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Multigrain Bread
The kitchen smelled like warm flour and late-summer honey, and that steady hiss from the oven felt like a gentle drumbeat for the week. I remember pulling this loaf from …
Valentine’s Day Layer Cake
There is a particular afternoon light that comes through my kitchen window in February, soft and a little shy, and it always makes the sugar bowl look like a small …
Chocolate Heart Cake
When the oven door opens and that warm, chocolatey breath spills into the kitchen, my children crowd the counter like little birds coming in for crumbs. The Chocolate Heart Cake …
Cathead Biscuits
The smell of butter and warm flour that slips through the kitchen when these biscuits come out of the oven is one of my favorite small wonders. It pulls the …
Strawberry Puff Pastry Hearts
The first time I made Strawberry Puff Pastry Hearts, the kitchen smelled like warm sugar and bright strawberries, and my little one pressed their nose against the oven door as …
Almond Cherry Cookies
I can still smell the cookie tray, warm and soft, when I close my eyes. The almond scent curls up through the kitchen like a familiar song, and the bright …
Brownie Cups
I remember the late afternoons when the light would lean warm through my kitchen window and the house smelled like cocoa and butter. A tray of Brownie Cups would be …
The Best Key Lime Bars
I can still smell the lime when I think of that first pan I baked for my sister’s small summer party. The kitchen was warm, the windows open to a …
Homemade Rolls
I can still smell the warm milk and butter as if it were happening now. The kitchen table was dusted with flour and my hands were soft with dough, and …
Lemon Dessert Recipes
I can still remember the afternoon light slanting across our little kitchen table when I first learned how a simple lemon cake could make a house feel like a home. …