Whew! It’s been busy here, as I’m sure it has been wherever you might be. Santa was good to me, and he was also good to you, dear readers. Do you know how I know?
Because he (in the form of my wonderful boyfriend) got me this cookbook. Which means he got YOU a whole bunch [...]
Listen, I’m going to show you how to make bread and you are going to make it. It is so simple, and if you are in and out of your place on a Saturday or Sunday running errands and such, you can make a loaf or two and have fresh bread ALL WEEK. You will [...]
You know, in a way, this post is anti-climactic. Sure, I was all excited about using 3 1/2 sticks of butter in one recipe…but at the end I am going to tell you to halve the recipe anyway, unless you want to be shaping cookies for the next 8 years. Or you decide on a [...]
First of all, I have been promising you butter. I have been dangling butter over your head, and I’m afraid to tell you that I am not delivering once more. But you know what? I wasn’t even planning on posting today, so if you pretend this didn’t happen, then I am still on schedule to [...]
Ahoy hoy! Actually, in the spirit of this post, we should say “Ahoj.” That’s “hi” in Czech, and as all you smart foxes have already figured out by now, we’re making some traditional Czech Christmas cookies called “Linecké Koláčky” (that’s lin-ehts-kay ko-lah-ch-key). These are cookies we make every year with our grandmother. It seems like [...]
Whenever I go to a bakery/store/restaurant and they have cookies in a glass case, invariably several kinds, I always lean towards the oatmeal ones. I don’t know why. I think it’s because I’m not the hugest chocolate fan (gasps!) and oatmeal usually comes with raisins, and they’re usually really chewy and nice. So when I [...]
This is my be-all-end-all pie crust. I can’t bring myself to ever use shortening, and I think this is better than an all-butter crust. The cream cheese gives it some tang. It’s super easy to roll out and shape.
Basically it’s all you want for every sweet pie you ever make. I like to pinch my [...]
Thanksgiving, to me, is all about pies. Christmas can have its cookies, Halloween its candy, and Easter its chocolate… Thanksgiving is the holiday for me. I love a good pie, and even more than that, I love 4 good pies at once, all topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream (unsweetened, please…I like my [...]
Well hello there. Welcome to Kat in the Kitch (the name that just slightly edged ‘Trina in the ‘Tchen). This is my first blog post. I just kinda decided to create this blog today….so I’m not exactly sure what it’s going to be like. Unfortunately I’m neither a good writer nor an exceptional baker. What [...]
