Since getting my all-powerful stand mixer, I’ve been a baking crazy person. (I went with a Cuisinart rather than KitchenAid – I love it!) I thought it might be the initial rush of a new toy, but a month later the baking has not stopped.

I’ve been on a bit of a binge. Luckily, I’m not a heavy eater otherwise! Thus far, I’ve made the following recipes, and a few of these two or three times. The big hits are marked with an asterisk. =)

• Gingerbread Spice Cake with Buttercream*
• Cornbread Focaccia with Tomatoes*
• German Pumpernickel
• Puffy Eggy White Bread
• Peanut Butter Cookies
• Snickerdoodles
• Spiced Banana Cake with Cherries* (my recipe)
• Simple Banana Bread
• Zucchini Bread
• Blueberry Muffins
• Herb Parmesan Biscuits* (my recipe)
• and a few things I’m sure I’m forgetting

It got to a point at which I was really liking some recipes (or had created them) and really wanted to save them. I started putting together my own cookbook to keep in the kitchen. (Including woodcuts of medieval baking and cooking, of course!) The upcoming list I’ve at least managed to center mostly around Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s.

• Choux Pastry & Confectioner’s Custard
• Puff Pastry for Turnovers
• German Bierocks
• Steamed Golden Christmas Pudding (my recipe)
• Pan de Muerto
• Sugar Cookies & Royal Icing
• Yellow Cake & Marshmallow Fondant
• Molasses Cookies
• Homemade Pasta

Happy eating season, Friends!

O