the urban baker

Thanksgiving is around the corner, and I can honestly say, I am still a little obsessed with pumpkin.  I cannot wait for pumpkin pie, I am making my pumpkin soup as I write this, and I am thi...

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Raise your hand if you have an over abundance of apples right now.  I thought so!  There are many things I want to do with my apples; make apple challah, apple sauce, apple cake, and an apple ...

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I think I have mentioned that I love the holidays.  Valentine's day we make lots and lots of candy, Easter, we decorate eggs and love a good Easter egg hunt, Passover we become a macaroon facto...

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I had the great pleasure of meeting and chatting with Shauna James Ahern a.k.a. "the gluten free girl ", last month, at Blogher Food .  She is warm, honest, engaging and gluten free.  We chat...

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Today is National Bundt Day.  Duty calls.  I made a bundt.  I am trying to stay seasonal, so what would make the most sense?  You guessed it, pumpkin!  When I want to make a bundt, my first...

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I am so glad it is Friday.  I am happy because I have two days off from packing lunches, I don't have to rush the kids out the door as the sun is coming up, begging them to eat breakfast, no ru...

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Thanksgiving is around the corner and I always bake, among many other things, my "famous" pecan pie.  My mother-in-law LOVES pecan pie and Thanksgiving, generally, falls on or around her birthd...

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This past weekend a friend of ours had a huge party.  They asked me to bake.  A few restrictions; no nuts, mini bite sized - everything, and keep it simple.  No problem.  I made lemon square...

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I have a serious problem with this dish.  I am embarrassed to say that I ate 25% of it  before dinner was served last night.  I am scared to put on my jeans.  Instead of walking my usual 2.5...

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Pumpkin is going to be with us for the next two months and I want to capitalize on all that it has to offer.  As I start to plan my Thanksgiving feast, in my head, I take into consideration all...

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I know, I know, I am a couple days late in posting this, but it was a very busy and hectic weekend.  Halloween is fun yet daunting all at the same time. I did make this cake on Friday morni...

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We had a weekend filled with Halloween celebrations and traditions.  The week started out with a visit to the pumpkin patch    The farm that we traditionally visit is about an hour away a...

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I have attempted polenta in the past, however unsuccessfully.  So, when I saw several recipes for Polenta in donna hay magazine , I attempted yet one more time.  Polenta is so, so easy.  I do...

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I had this recipe filed away and when I was cleaning out my recipe file the other day, it just happened to slip out and fall neatly on the floor.  The universe was on my side because I was in t...

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Two years ago I started this blog.  Happy Anniversary to the URBAN BAKER! I originally started blogging as a way to connect with family and friends who lived all over the country.  I thoug...

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I am sure you all know by know that I am a big Dorie Greenspan fan.  So, when I read about French Friday's with Dorie , a virtual cooking class, I immediately signed up.  The idea here is that...

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I think we are all a tad guilty of letting our bananas sit on the counter a bit too long causing them to over rippen.  I know, I am.  The natural solution is banana bread, banana muffins, afte...

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I purchased these mini muffin tins a few months back.  I have been dying to make some little doughnuts, but for some reason just haven't had the time.  With all my meal planning (cooking most ...

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Last Thursday, October 14th, was National Dessert Day.  To celebrate the day, I baked several things: Chocolate Pecan Biscotti • Carole Bloom - intensely chocolate Florentine Shortbread b...

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This past weekend I was up in San Francisco, attending the Blogher Food '10 Conference .  I did not go last year, yet I was told that it was something that could not be missed.  I anticipat...

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I love this time of year.  I love that the air is changing and there is a crispness about it.  I love pulling out my sweaters and bundling up and feeling cozy, I love watching my son practice...

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I am sitting here, in fabulous San Francisco, attending BlogHerFood'10 (writing this with total and utter glee) and I couldn't leave my home without cleaning out my vegetable drawer.  My veggie...

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I had a little bit of both chocolate butter cream (from here ) and the dulce de leche butter cream (from here ) left over, from last weeks creations.  If you know me, I don't throw much away. �...

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Every Friday night, my kids trade off choosing the dinner menu.  This past Friday, Eli choose roasted salmon, roasted carrot soup, stuffed baked potatoes, and artichokes.  I was really happy ...

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Last month I made the chocolate caramel slice bars from  donna hay magazine.  What a disaster.  I did everything that was asked of me, hence it wasn't enough.  The caramel filling didn't set...

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