Spiced Hot Cocoa
The first time I made Spiced Hot Cocoa for a blustery Mendocino afternoon, the house smelled like a thrifted wool blanket and a cinnamon stick that had lived a …
Dessert
Explore delicious Sweet Breads & Dessert Loaves like banana bread, brioche, pumpkin spice loaves, and cinnamon rolls. Perfect for breakfast, snacks, or holiday baking!
Cardamom Plum Sorbet
When I first spooned Cardamom Plum Sorbet into a chilled coupe, the cold hit my tongue and then the cardamom unfurled like fog lifting over the Mendocino cliffs. I …
Heart-Shaped Macarons
There’s a magic to baking that always feels like a warm hug, and my first experience making Heart-Shaped Macarons began on one of those overcast Mendocino mornings when the …
Mardi Gras Streusel Bread
The first time I baked Mardi Gras Streusel Bread, I remember the kitchen fogged with sugar and butter, and the radio played an old brass band while I folded …
Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Twists
Hi, my hands still remember the first morning I braided cinnamon into a stranger’s smile. I made Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Twists the day the fog rolled in so …
Boston Cream Pie
I still remember the afternoon I first tasted Boston Cream Pie; the name felt like a contradiction, yet the first bite made everything sensible. Boston Cream Pie landed on …
Easy Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake with Salted Caramel
I remember the first time I set out to make an Easy Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake with Salted Caramel—mornings still smelled like coffee and sea salt, and I wanted a …
Deliciously Easy Homemade Stroopwafels
I still remember the first time I folded warm caramel into thin, crackling waffles on a blustery Mendocino morning; Deliciously Easy Homemade Stroopwafels tasted like a secret the sea …
Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Sugar Churro Bites
The first time I dunked a warm, sugar-crusted nugget into my afternoon tea, I knew Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Sugar Churro Bites would become a ritual. As a coastal baker, …
Easy and Delicious Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough
I remember the first time I tried Easy and Delicious Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough: a foggy morning, the Pacific murmuring beyond the kitchen window, and a bowl of curiously …
Chocolate Bahulu
The first time I made Chocolate Bahulu, I remember the coastal fog pressing against my windows while chocolate steam curled up from the tiny cakes like incense. Chocolate Bahulu …
