Musical pairing – Gossip In The Grain by Ray LaMontagne Cool days. Bright apples appearing in the markets and grocery stores. Pencils and backpacks, calculators and notebooks advertised at every hand. The whole world lately has been singing a back-to-school ode to me, a song of approaching autumn and the […]
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SO EASY, LAZY-DAISY OATMEAL MUFFINS & PANERA’S
Musical pairing – Mama’s Song by Carrie Underwood ‘Ever wish you could freeze frame a moment in your day, and look at it and say, “This is NOT my life”?’ Daniel Hillard, Mrs. Doubtfire Funny how when we travel, we always seem to end up at a Panera’s – they […]
SCONE THERAPY – WHEREIN AUDREY GETS A LESSON
Here’s my confession . . . I am not a baker. I do not have the patience to mess with all those fancy little embellishments on itty-bitty cookies, cupcakes or the like. Nor am I ever inclined to perfect my macaron (in fact, I’ve never even attempted to make one, […]
BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING W/PEACHES & ALICE
Musical pairing – So Good by Brian Culbertson So there I was last week sitting in a light-filled room listening to Pam Anderson of Three Many Cooks talk about recipe development; the one day workshop had just started and I had moved from my chair to stand at the back […]
BIG SUMMER POTLUCK & DOUGHNUT MUFFINS
Musical pairing – Taking Chances by Celine Dion I DID IT!!! I flew by myself to Pennsylvania last Friday, rented a car and drove BY MYSELF (with Lilly’s help – I’ve named my GPS Lilly) to the home of ThreeManyCooks and met people I only knew on Twitter; then flew […]
I’M NOT DUTCH, BUT THIS BABY IS!
Musical pairing – Easy by Commodores Twitter is full of comments about life being crazy busy right now and I must confess, I find myself in the same boat. Where are the lazy days of summer that songwriters wax poetic about ‘cuz they sure ain’t hangin’ around here – we […]
FRENCH TOAST & HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM
Musical pairing – Starfish and Coffee by Matt Nathanson . Can we talk? Sometimes I dream about breakfast – eggs, bacon, hashbrowns . . . but most of the breakfasts I remember eating as a kid, consisted of cold cereal or peanut butter toast – occasionally we’d have waffles on […]
MY IN-LAWS & DORIE’S CARDAMOM CRUMB CAKE
Musical pairing – This I Know by Sam & Ruby . It’s been a rough winter for my in-laws. After months of pain meds and limping around with a bum leg, my mother-in-law had hip replacement surgery in February. The surgery required a couple of days in the hospital, home […]
Suh-WEET! MEYER LEMON & BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Musical pairing –How Sweet It Is, Joan Osborne A teeny bit bummed to learn that ‘Tuesdays With Dorie’ isn’t taking new members; however, the good news is that I’ll still be baking some of the recipes from that book and sharing them with you here at Smith Bites – YAY!! […]
A RIFF ON EDNA MAE'S SOUR CREAM PANCAKES
It’s cold. It’s snowy. It’s blustery. I may look like Winnie-the-Pooh, but I certainly don’t have his temperament. I’m grumpy. We’ve had ONE day of sunshine so far the entire month of January. BLEH. But my mood changes on a dime when I make these luscious pancakes filled with tangy […]