Tag Archives: dessert

Beyond Breakfast: Granola, the Cookie

Posted on May 10, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

Some see granola as a cereal to be topped with milk. For others, it’s a yogurt topping or an accompaniment for fruit. There are purists who simply eat it like popcorn. And then there are those of us plagued with … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged baking, breakfast, cookie, dessert, granola, hearty, peanut butter, recipe, recipes | 13 Comments

Carrot Cookies: Eat With Enthusiasm

Posted on April 19, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

When I last visited my sister in Washington, one of the highlights of my stay was taking my 6 year old nephew to a bakery after school on a rainy afternoon. He knew what he wanted as soon as he … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking with Veggies, Cookies & Bars, Sweets | Tagged baker, baking, baking therapy, baking with vegetables, carrot cake, carrots, chewy, children, cookies, cream cheese, dessert, ginger, kids, nephews, recipe, recipes, sandwich cookies, spice cake, spicy, sweets, vegetable, whoopee pie, whoopie pie | 19 Comments

Mimosa Meets Mimosa: A Cupcake Story

Posted on March 22, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

When I recently came across beautiful candied mimosa flowers, I was excited about their cake-topping potential but felt skeptical about how the flowers might taste. For one, I’d never heard that mimosa flowers were edible; also, despite my adventures with … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking with Flowers, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets | Tagged alcohol, baking, baking with booze, baking with flowers, bubbly, champagne, citrus, cocktail, cocktails, cupcake, cupcakes, dessert, floral, flower, flowers, light, Market Hall, Market Hall Foods, mimosa, orange, recipe, summer, yellow | 9 Comments

At the Opposite of Autumn: Apple Cookies

Posted on March 14, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

I realize we’re at the opposite point on the calendar from apple season, but I can’t help thinking of my favorite time of year amid this relentless rain. After all, the warmest time in Berkeley tends to be autumn: weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist | Tagged apple, apples, autumn, baking, cinnamon, clove, cloves, cookies, corn flakes, crispy, dessert, fall, gluten-free, nutmeg, raisin, raisins, seasons, snacks, spice, spicy, sweets, weather | 2 Comments

A Sweet Purim

Posted on March 7, 2012 by ButterSugarFlowers

Purim is a minor holiday: a 24 hour window of time that can be easy to overlook whether you’re Jewish or not. But I see it as an opportunity for all of us to reflect on a fantastic story, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookies & Bars, Sweets | Tagged baking, bible, biblical, cookies, courage, dessert, desserts, feminist, fruit, grandma, grandmother, hamantaschen, heritage, holiday, holidays, jam, jew, jewish, judaism, lineage, maternal, preserves, purim, recipe, recipes, religion, sweets, women | 20 Comments

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Tag Archives: dessert

Carrot Cookies: Eat With Enthusiasm

Mimosa Meets Mimosa: A Cupcake Story

At the Opposite of Autumn: Apple Cookies

A Sweet Purim

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