I started the Ugly Duckling Bakery blog in 2021 to share the recipes that I make for my family, ranging from 30 minute weeknight meals to more complicated weekend cooking, baking projects made from scratch, and classic cocktail variations. I realized recently that I identify personally with heirloom tomatoes - my goal isnβt to create recipes that are the equivalent of artificially ripened but tasteless tomatoes we get year-round. Weβll get along if youβd rather eat a tomato that is bursting with summertime flavor but perhaps looks misshapen and imperfect. My tiramisu cake doesnβt look like it came from a commercial bakery, but no one complains about how it tastes.
Who Wants Cake? π
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Happy Friday, Reader Hello, my friends. There are a lot of you who are new this week, so I want to say, "thank you!" for spending a few minutes of your time with me. I hope to get to know you, just like you'll get to know me too, little by little. You'll learn that I really love the combo of chocolate and peanut butter. And the photos of my cakes are a great example of why my tagline is "tastes great. looks homemade." β So who loves cake? πI do. And it seems like a lot of you do too! Here are some of my favorite layer cakes:
And some easy loaf cakes:
I hope you find something to inspire you and make your life a little more delicious! Not into any of this?Looking for the recipes I make all the time? check out...
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Ugly Duckling Bakery
I started the Ugly Duckling Bakery blog in 2021 to share the recipes that I make for my family, ranging from 30 minute weeknight meals to more complicated weekend cooking, baking projects made from scratch, and classic cocktail variations. I realized recently that I identify personally with heirloom tomatoes - my goal isnβt to create recipes that are the equivalent of artificially ripened but tasteless tomatoes we get year-round. Weβll get along if youβd rather eat a tomato that is bursting with summertime flavor but perhaps looks misshapen and imperfect. My tiramisu cake doesnβt look like it came from a commercial bakery, but no one complains about how it tastes.
Hello Reader Happy Friday I know not all of you are into cocktails. But have you ever wished you could make a great cocktail? Maybe you have a cocktail book or two but they're filled with bottles you don't have. And the last thing any of us need is another liquor bottle we don't drink. Since I started the Ugly Duckling Bakery blog, I've been realizing that I really want to write a cookbook or two. At some point. And I've been thinking about starting with cocktails. One thing I like about...
Hello Reader Happy Friday. Shana Tova for those of you celebrating the new year. And a big welcome if you are new here. It's been a pretty boring week in my world, which is nice, given how much is going on elsewhere. I hope you too are somewhere safe and with a roof over your head, running water, and electricity. If you are, and if you're looking for ways to help out victims of Hurricane Helene, I'd suggest World Central Kitchen, who's been providing food and water to residents and first...
Hi, Reader Happy Friday! If there's one thing that I would bet on, it's that most of you like pizza in some form. Pizza is a perfect dinner canvas because it can be classic comfort food or adaptable to the most adventurous tastes. Below are ways I do pizza night in my house. We have an Ooni pizza oven (I am not an affiliate) and it's an amazing tool once you get past the learning curve. Happy to answer questions if you have one or are contemplating. If you don't, I get the best crust in my...