Posts Tagged Baking:

Mar
21

Wordless Wednesday: Taylor’s Kitchen

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Sunday brunch at Taylor’s Kitchen is warm, nuanced and punctuated with charm. Not unlike the ever-changing basket of homemade pastries from Pastry Chef Jodie Chavious! Think: Guinness black bottom cupcakes, apple and sour cream muffins with streusel, and the life-changing Hummingbird Bunt Cake (plucked from a Depression-era Southern recipe book).

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Feb
27

Busy Mom Dessert

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I have always had a sweet tooth and as a new mom, my window of opportunity to sit down and bake something elaborate is no longer a reality. When I found this fun, simple recipe that was a cute riff off of the classic rice krispy bars, I couldn’t wait to give it a shot! [...]

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Jul
01

Red, White, and Blue Trifle

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During the past year I’ve experimented with making a couple trifles. My weakness for custard is what originally got me intrigued, and I’ve found that they are always a crowd pleaser! For our “All American” potluck I knew I couldn’t go with the traditional trifle, since, well… it’s not American!  But when I came across [...]

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Jun
28

Macaroni and Cheese

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Potluck recipes- as promised! My approach to potlucks has changed over the years. Previously, I would use the party goers as my guinea pigs to try new recipes I found interesting. However, after many failed dishes, I’ve changed my strategy and have tried to hone in on a few signature dishes that work well in [...]

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Jun
07

Help A Fellow Sacramentan Win A Million Dollars!

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It’s time to show some Sacramento support! Leslie Navarra, Cal grad and Sacramento resident, is a semi-finalist in the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off contest. Her recipe for Apricot-Bacon Flatbread was selected out of tens of thousands of entries and is now going head-to head in a public vote against one other recipe for a chance to [...]

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Apr
19

Scottish fare, the delightful Amanda Scott – and a new giveaway!

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I’d been hoping to do another book post and giveaway, so when a chance meeting at KCRA-TV put me in touch with Amanda Scott, a USA Today Best-selling author who lives right here in Sacramento, it wasn’t the luck of the Irish, but the luck of the Scottish.  Amanda was being interviewed about her latest [...]

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Jan
20

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

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The wonderful thing about homemade pizza is that there are basically no rules. As long as you have pizza dough, you have the freedom to put whatever toppings you want on it, make the dough as thick or thin as you want, and bake it however you’d like. I’m a big fan of classic cheese [...]

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Dec
17

The Frosting Queens – It’s all about the Frosting!

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Take two Sacramento-area sisters, Annette and Angela Del Biaggio, who have a love of frosting and an inclination toward all-natural products and the taste of homemade; throw in dashes of delish, quality and flair – and you have The Frosting Queens. You all know my hankering for sweets, so you can imagine my taste buds’ [...]

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Jul
30

Almond Gateau with Praline Buttercream (Daring Bakers)

To make this cake you will need: 1 recipe Almond Genoise 1 recipe sugar syrup, flavored with Grand Marnier 1 recipe Praline Buttercream ½ cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks 1 recipe Apricot Glaze 1 recipe Ganache Glaze, prepared just before using Almond Genoise 1 1/2 cups almonds, skinned and toasted 2/3 cup cake [...]

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Jul
18

Bürgermeister Kuchen

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Cake Ingredients: 1 cup sour cream 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder Topping Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup butter 1 1/2 cup sliced almonds 3 tablespoons milk 1 beaten egg 1 tablespoon flour Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix all of the cake ingredients together and spread [...]

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