cream cheese frosting – Long Distance Baking

To me, carrot cake is the epitome of spring time. It’s light and fresh after a winter of rich heavy foods. It reminds me of a bright sunny day, which is exactly what I want following all the rain we’ve been having. If you’ve watched the news the past few weeks, you may have heard about the crazy Louisiana weather. Here in Monroe, we got over 30 inches of rain during a 3 day period. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Entire neighborhoods were underwater, houseboats were breaking … [Read more…]

Is anyone else addicted to Pinterest? You’d think after all this time the novelty would have worn off…nope! I can still can spend hours just browsing. It has so many fun and clever and cute ideas for baking! There are pins and pins of gorgeous, creative treats. But when I want a simple, basic, traditional recipe? I go somewhere else. I open up my Friends of Whitman County Library “Recipes From Our Friends” cookbook. Whitman County is in rural Eastern Washington, full of quaint little farming … [Read more…]

I don’t understand the red velvet craze but it seems every time someone mentions red velvet, eyes glaze and ears perk up. … [Read more…]