My dad really likes cattails.  I also like them (although not nearly as much as he does).  I think they evoke an image of a still, quie...

Summer is for fruit pies!  And summer has finally (finally!) come to Seattle.  Luckily, farms, grocery stores, roadside stands, and farm...

Happy Fourth of July!  What an excellent day!  I woke up this morning to a star-spangled Space Needle, and ended the day with grilled sh...

My cousin graduated from high school!  My aunt asked me to make a cake for her graduation party, and I was happy to do so.  This is a 12...

This month's Daring Bakers' Challenge was a type of cake I'd never heard of before: Battenberg Cake .  The first Battenber...

When I was young, I would often watch my mother make bread.  I was particularly fascinated by the weird bubbly yeast - even more so when...

Every morning, I walk to work, go to my favorite coffee place, and nod my head in affirmation to the barista's question, "You wa...