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I was recently invited by Walker's Shortbread to become an ambassador for their company. I've been a lifelong fan of Walker's Shortbread, so I jumped at the chance to join their program. One of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Several years ago while searching for a blueberry dessert, I found this recipe for blueberry upside down cake. It comes from Thibeault's Table, a wonderful blog from Canada with lots of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Hubs and I are enjoying some much needed R and R at the beach this week, so this will be a quick post. This focaccia is easy to make, most of the time involved in making it is rising times.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Strawberry cakes are a Southern cake staple. However, almost every recipe I've found are made with a cake mix and strawberry flavored jello. I have been looking for strawberry cake recipe that's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have had this recipe for hot cross buns stuck in a notebook that I use to save recipes I want to make sometime. It's been in there for several years now, a relic from the days when I'd print off... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I rarely use my blog as a platform to post any kind of rant. Baking is supposed to make people happy. I want my readers to come here to find recipes, exchange ideas, try something new, etc...... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The recipe for the cake part of this recipe on Nigella Lawson's How to be a Domestic Goddess. It's fairy cake, which are sometimes called butterfly cakes when the cakes have a filling and a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Spring fever has struck me this week! Here in the South, Spring starts playing peek-a-boo with us right about now. The trees are starting to bud, the azaleas and dogwoods are beginning to break out.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have a specialty baking business and work for myself. I make mostly custom cakes for birthdays, weddings, showers and so on. Many people think that working for yourself, from home, translates into... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I read somewhere that February is National Snack Foods month. Apperently it was started as a marketing ploy to bump up sales of snack foods during a typically low month for sales. I assume the drop... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Happy Valentine's Day! I've been swamped making dozens of these conversation heart cookies. One of my friends asked for a glaze type icing instead of royal icing. The rest of the cookies I made... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
These decorations are super simple and don't require any special skills or equipment to make. If you can draw a heart shape then you've pretty much got the skill set needed to make these chocolate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Grab a spoon and prepare to celebrate! Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso solemnly declare Sunday, February 5th “World Nutella Day 2013? – a day to celebrate,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday. A big day for football and partying for many. I'm not really into NFL football, (college football is another story!) I'm not even sure which two teams are playing this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Want to be a hero at your next gathering? Make these cheesecake bars. The combo of lime, strawberry, and white chocolate is outstanding. The bars are creamy, slightly tart, really really good, oh,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I don't know if I've ever shared that I have a deep love for pudding. Not the kind that comes from a box on the Jello aisle and certainly not that goop that's in a cup and requires... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This year I plan on trying to become a better bread baker. I'm not much for making New Years resolutions, if you do that's great, but I never found that they are a real force for true change in my... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Here's a look back at the 10 most popular recipes here on Half Baked from 2012. 1. Apple cinnamon pull-apart bread 2. Chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes 3. Best... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The official name of this popcorn is white chocolate peppermint, but I refer to it as Christmas crack! Salty/sweet is my idea of the perfect combo in a treat. When I first saw this recipe I knew the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to make a cupcake for someone that adores chocolate chip cookies. I did what I always do when I'm looking for inspiration and Googled it. I was shocked at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This time of the year is crazy for everyone. I don't have time for a long post but I wanted to get these cookies posted before Christmas. They are a basic sugar cookies filled with German chocolate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
If you're not from the South, you may not be too familiar with pepper jelly. Pepper jelly is usually made with spicy peppers, such as jalapeno or habanero's. The jelly is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This is a recipe from the archives. I decided to repost it because this sweet, cinnamony cream cheese spread is great on top of almost any anything from muffins to quick breads, especially pumpkin... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This time of the year, with the holiday season rapidly approaching, it seems as though time speeds up. There's just never enough time in the day to get to everything done that needs to get done. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Thanksgiving is less than a week away! I'm already salivating at the thought of turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce. I know many people could care less about the cranberry... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A few Christmases ago one of my gifts included a small jar of pumpkin butter. Pumpkin butter is similar to apple butter. The pumpkin is cooked down until thick and spreadable like butter. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Where has this month gone! With just a little over a week until Halloween,I thought I'd share this idea for candy corn rice crispy treats. These festive treats are perfect for Halloween parties, bake... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Before you think my pumpkin obsession knows no bounds, maybe I should explain why I'm making pumpkin dog biscuits. Seven years ago today Hubs and I brought home the world's cutest Westie puppy. She... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
If you've been a reader of this blog for any amount of time than you are already aware of my slight pumpkin obsession. I can't resist a pumpkin based baked good. I've blogged about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lately I've come across several recipes for pull-apart breads. I've had several recipes bookmarked and have been meaning to make a loaf but always seem to put it off. There was a picture for this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I always feel at odds this time of the year. Labor Day is passed, schools back in session, and football season has started.Time for bonfires, bowls of chili, pumpkins, and all things Fall. Right?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
You may have heard there's a storm a-brewn' out in the Gulf of Mexico. I live in the Southeast corner of Alabama, just over an hour from the Florida coast. Hurricanes are pretty much a fact of life... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A few years ago hubs and I took a vacation to Barbados. During one particularly hot day of sightseeing, we came across a street vendor selling shaved ice type drinks. I ordered a lemon ice... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I clearly remember my first experience with a molten chocolate cake. It was at a high-end restaurant in the 90's. I had to order it when I placed my dinner order if I wanted it for dessert. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I've read articles recently both from the Washington Post and the New York Times that have proposed that pie is the new cupcake. NPR declared the cupcake dead and put pie on its throne. Never... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Most of the country has been hit with triple digit temps for the last couple of weeks. In places like Minnesota and Wisconsin, it's called an epic heatwave. Here in the deep South, we just call it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Here's just a quick, fun idea for a dessert for your 4th celebration. I made this one bowl vanilla cake. It's from Culinate, a great food centered website. You can use any white cake you want,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Long hot days, shorts, flip flops, and juicy red ripe tomatoes; it must be summer! I look forward to eating those first tomatoes of the summer, all year. I love eating them anyway, on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I'm a member of a book club that started in my neighborhood a few years ago. We're an eclectic, opinionated, fun group of women, ranging in age from mid 30's to early 60's.We meet monthly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
"There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live" -John Adams. A few years ago, Hubs and I were in Paris for a long weekend. As we were checking into... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I can hardly believe that June is almost half gone already! I've been working on a new project out at the farm and I've neglected to post here much this month. I'm so excited about my latest venture,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
my small act of rebellion! "Cooking is like love, it should be entered into with wild abandon, or not at all." This is a quote from the late great Julia Child. I try to cook with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
If you've ever been to a church pot luck in the South then odds are you've had this cake. It's always a crowd pleaser. It's moist, rich, and so tasty but that's not the best part about this cake.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Looking for some ideas for a Mother's Day brunch? I've rounded up a few recipes from the past and made up this Mother's Day Brunch menu. Happy Mother's Day! Smoked Salmon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I feel compelled to add a warning to proceed with caution to this post. I will just remind you that I am merely providing recipes and ideas here on Half Baked. What happens after that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I made these cakes for a ladies group I spoke at about using herbs in cooking. Most of the women in the group were fairly familiar with cooking with herbs like thyme, but very few had ever used any... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
My Mennonite grandmother used to say this all the time. It's a fairly common saying in Mennonite kitchens and one that always made laugh. Ten years ago today, Hubs and I got married. As I was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Be warned this Woodland Fairy party just may be cutest overload! My sister and I put together this party for my niece's 7th birthday. My sister made all the printables for the party and I made the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
