Quick Sour Cream Cinnamon Rolls
Boy, has it been a LONG week … For the second time in three weeks I have gone AWOL, and I am sorry for that. I was hoping that after my last bout of family related drama things would quiet down, but it was not to be. Last week my father was feeling a little funny, and his blood pressure was pretty high, so he went to the hospital. After testing they found that he would need bypass surgery … sooner rather than later. He...
Chocolate Chip and Candied Bacon Pancakes with Nutella Maple Syrup
Valentine’s Day is coming. We do not really celebrate Valentine’s Day here at Casa Shenanigans. No heart shaped boxes of candy, no bunches of wilted grocery store roses, and no adult-sized footie pajamas in the mail. No, we do not celebrate with silly tokens. We celebrate with food. Sometimes we go out, but more often we stay in and make something really naughty. This year I will be making my darling these. We both...
Raspberry Nutella Bread Pudding
I will admit, I am always looking for new ways to eat Nutella. It is probably one of the tastiest spreads out there, and I will admit to occasionally eating it straight from the jar. No, not my proudest moments. Anyway, I have been up to my eyeballs in pies this week so when it came time to bake something sweet just for me, and not for testing, I decided Nutella would have to be involved. This is a variation on a traditional English...
Buttermilk Brown Butter Scones
It has been pretty cold here, and I have been pretty busy. I have been busy plugging away on my cookbook and that has taken a lot of my time. So much of my time, in fact, that I have dedicated very little time to recreational baking. So, when I decided to come out of my writing cave I knew one thing. Whatever I made would have to be easy. It would also have to be tasty enough to chase off the winter blahs. Scones fit the bill...
Orange Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins
Forget the resolutions … I’ll take a muffin! It is a new year and rather than plague myself with empty promises about how I will eat better and work out more I decided to kick off the new year with a fragrant chocolate studded muffin. Muffins make a great breakfast, are always good to give friends and neighbors, and make great after school/work treats. Like any muffin the secret is not to over-mix the batter, so just...
