I'm continuing to have a lot of fun with the Daring Bakers' monthly challenges!  This month, we were challenged to make filled ...

Camping is one of my favorite summer activities.  Car camping, boat camping, backpacking...I love it all, and one of my favorite things ...

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...