I had a great time demonstrating how to make apple roses for magical fall bakes with Lacey on KGW's Hello, Rose City! Check out the full demo and learn more about my experiences baking through Great British Bake-Off signatures below.
Recipe for Almond Torte. With origins as far back as the 1500s, tortes are a great option for anyone, especially those who have gluten or wheat intolerance.
Recipe by Elizebett Rocha Bento Eslinger My mom grew up on Terceira Island without electricity. So, whenever egg whites needed to be transformed to stiff peaks, she used a wooden spoon to beat the egg whites by hand (!!!). When I was a kid, my mom didn’t care much for baking. But, she would make suspiros from scratch for my siblings and me (by this point, she was living in the U.S. and used an electric hand mixer, not a wooden spoon!). It was always such a treat, especially on holidays. In Portuguese, suspiros translates to mean “sighs,” a fitting name for these light and sweet meringue cookies. This recipe makes about 36 cookies, depending on how large you make...
Right after Maraine was born, I felt strong. I also felt unsure, scared, weary, and all the changing hormones that left me sobbing with gratitude when I took my first lobster-red-hot shower in 10 months (for those who don't know, doctors advise against taking really hot showers while pregnant). Physically, though, I felt (unexpectedly) strong. I was in awe of my body and my baby. Maraine and I had persevered through a 26-hour labor and delivery. It was extraordinary: every ounce of physical endurance, intuition, and mental fortitude I needed to push through searing contractions and work with M to bring her into the world. My birth experience gave me a confidence and wisdom of knowing I could do even...
I don't want recipes to fade into the pages of a worn-out cookbook or the echoes of a loved one's kitchen. In some ways, my journey to decipher and recreate family recipes started with Justin's family dishes. I was gifted his grandma Jackie Eslinger’s 1953 Better Homes and Garden New Cook Book after she passed in 2012. When I first opened opened it, I worried the spine would disintegrate, and I would be the clumsy clod responsible for ruining Justin's grandmother's cherished book. Fortunately, the cover has remained intact, and I have spent many years gently exploring this recipe time capsule. This cookbook was obviously published in a very different era. For one thing, it's full of outdated assumptions about who is, or should be, in the kitchen. The intro...
