Author name: jason

Just a guy who discovered he loves to bake.

Strawberry Rhubarb Tart
Pastry, pie

Strawberry Rhubarb Tart

It’s Strawberry Rhubarb Tart season! Our yearly CSA began last week, and one of the first things we always get is rhubarb and strawberries. Two years ago I made individual tartlets, this year I decided to make a single full-sized tart. As I noted, the tartlets were called “maybe the best thing you’ve made” by […]

Pan of Cinnamon Rolls
bread, Pastry

The Best Cinnamon Rolls

The best cinnamon rolls you’ll ever taste is exactly what the recipe says. Were they? I don’t know, I don’t eat a lot of cinnamon rolls, to be honest, but they were very good. I was having a very small Superbowl get-together, ie, one friend came over to watch it with my wife and me.

Home Made Mallomars
cookies

Home Made Mallomars

I don’t remember why I decided to make homemade mallomars. I think it was the yearly realization that they are actually a seasonal product. This comes up every year around the holidays when they are “in season”. It made me think “maybe I could just make mallomars when they aren’t available”. Well, turns out you

Christmas Tree Cookie
cookies, savory

Christmas Bakes

My Christmas Bakes for 2021. I mostly made cookies. Five kinds to be exact. A mix of “regular” cookies.. Along with some decorated sugar cookies… Making the Sweet Christmas Bakes Royal icing is something I’ve never been particularly good at, or comfortable with, so I’ve been practicing. I’d love to take a live class, but

Pumpkin Cheesecake
pie

Pumpkin Cheesecake

I made a Pumpkin Cheesecake with candied pecans and cranberry whipped cream for Thanksgiving this year. I’m a bit of a Thanksgiving dessert purist. I want pumpkin pie, that’s pretty much all I want. It’s probably the second most important must-have dish for me, and no, the first is not Turkey. The first is candied

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