Category Archives: Musings

The Perfect Vintage Cake Platter

Posted on March 7, 2024 by angelamara

I want to talk about cake platters. For years, I have struggled when trying to find a good plate for presenting a birthday cake. Ordinary dinner plates are often not quite wide enough, and more irksome, they have raised edges, … Continue reading →

Posted in Desserts, Musings | 8 Comments

Millie’s Swiss Roll

Posted on January 23, 2024 by angelamara

My daughter Millie made this amazing Swiss Roll a few days ago. She knew I was going out, and she was happy to have the kitchen all to herself for a fun baking project. I was gone all day at … Continue reading →

Posted in Desserts, Musings | 12 Comments

About crust, flan patissier, and other things…

Posted on September 22, 2022 by angelamara

When I was in college, I was fearless about crust. That was back in the days when people didn’t snap a photograph every time you turned around. I was absolutely enamored with Anna Thomas’ cookbooks: The Vegetarian Epicure, and The … Continue reading →

Posted in Desserts, Fun in the kitchen!, Musings | 9 Comments

Sourdough Clean Up Tips

Posted on August 9, 2020 by angelamara

I have two words for you: cold water. I’m serious. The sooner you get stuff into cold water, the better. The cold water turns that floury sticky gluey crusty stuff into something watery and easy to clean off in no … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings, Yeasty Things | 1 Comment

Café au lait

Posted on May 30, 2019 by angelamara

I’m not really wanting to give a recipe for café au lait. I just feel a great urge to talk about it. Yesterday while I was heating up milk to make yogurt, I noticed that that skin was developing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Comfort Food, Musings | 3 Comments