Month: February 2011

A Baker’s Dilemma

I want to make a tall, snow-white coconut cake, with a light, fluffy frosting that’s covered in big, fat coconut flakes. I saw it on the cover of Family Circle, and it looked irresistible. I also want to bake a…

Chicken Pot Pie the New-fashioned Way

When four of us were all living in the same house, I made chicken pot pie from scratch. Everything about it was homemade, including the gravy and the pie crust. The only thing that would’ve been more authentic would be…