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The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook

June 15, 2020 by Kimberly 3 Comments

Coconut Cake With Coconut Buttercream

From Scratch

There’s something special about baking from scratch.

And if you’re looking for a cookbook filled with recipes for homespun treats, The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook is about as good as it gets.

When I first spotted this cookbook, I was struck by the evocative writing and beautiful images. Full of delectable recipes and personal stories, it inspires a wave of nostalgia for those childhood days spent baking at my grandmother and mother’s side.

In today’s busy world, it can be tough finding the time to bake from scratch, but when I do, I always end up reflecting on what a gift it is.

The gift of slowing down. The gift of creating something with your own hands. The gift of sharing with those you love.  

Back in the Day Bakery Sign

And authors Cheryl and Griffith Day have gifted us with this cookbook. As they write, “…we are inviting those who can’t make it to our bakery to slow down and taste the sweet life in their own kitchens.”

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Filed Under: Cookbook of the Week, June 2020, Taste Tests

December Cookie Countdown

December 31, 2018 by Kimberly 1 Comment

Spritz Cookies

Christmas and Cookies. As soon as December hits, both are on my mind. For years I’ve spent the month baking – pulling out recipes, faded and stained from decades of use, passed down from my grandma and my mom – immersing myself in traditions and memories.

But this year I decided to try something a little different – to break out and experiment with a few new recipes as well, to shake things up a bit. What started out as a simple plan, quickly ballooned as a new idea crept in…sparked by the informal tradition that every teacher is familiar with as that December calendar goes up on the wall.

The countdown to winter vacation.

So I took on a challenge: twenty-one cookies in twenty-one days – one for each day in December leading up to our school’s winter break. A different flavor profile each day. Some new recipes, some tried and true recipes.

And here they are, all twenty-one cookies from my December Cookie Countdown. …

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Filed Under: December 2018, Taste Tests

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