Over time, the challenge turned from a burden to an obsession.
Baking
A from-scratch blueberry poke cake upgrades a retro classic
Skip the Cool-Whip and Jell-O pudding with this homemade cake from expert baker Jessie Sheehan.
Green Plate Special: Right-sized bagels for a healthier you
Cathy Barrow’s latest cookbook lavishes love upon the bagel and restores it to its proper dimensions.
After a few quiet pandemic years, special occasion cakes are back in a big way
It’s wedding cake season, and plenty of cake decorators are ready to deliver modern ‘cake art’ steering clear of classical tiers and waterfalls.
Where to order special occasion cakes
We couldn’t possibly feature all the excellent cake bakers and decorators in southern Maine, but here is contact information for several we wrote about, and didn’t, that offer cakes for special celebrations. In general, when ordering round cakes, an 8-in.-diameter cake serves about 10 people and a 10-in. cake serves 20. When ordering wedding cakes, […]
Green Plate Special: Of George Washington pie, party tricks and bread pudding
And a warming recipe for Maple-Walnut Bread Pudding. Nothing wrong with that.
Some of us love trash, and some of us love beets…
Happy Valentine’s, Oscar the Grouch (and the rest of you, too). Please sing along!
Green Plate Special: Make every cup of coffee count (twice)
Getting your morning cup of coffee requires a lot of resources. At least squeeze as much as you can from the beans. If the environmental argument doesn’t sway you, this mocha cake will.
This Kernza sourdough bread uses a grain that’s flavorful and climate-conscious
Kernza is a new kind of perennial grain that’s better for the planet and adds wonderful new dimension to sourdough bread.
Overnight cranberry rolls with cream cheese frosting make for festive mornings
The dough is enriched with cream cheese, then wrapped around a tart fruity filling.