Spring fever hit me hard this year. It began way back in January, with the greening from the rains here in California, and it has not let up. It has had me pondering the moon, cricking my ear for every croak and chirp, sniffing every blossom. It had me sitting […]
Life, baking and the Internet can sometimes take you down paths you never expected to go. On one innocent afternoon about a year ago, I was “tossed†one of those random food videos that come our way, generated by our googling interests. Sometimes when these are sent in my direction, […]
Fusion baking has become popular — taking two favorite baked goods and making one new hybrid, aka, the “scuffin,†cro-puff,†“cronut,†“pretzel challah.†Cookies have been turned into pizzas, and pies have been enlarged into sheet cake-sized “slabs.†Versatile and sturdy scones lend themselves very easily to some hybridized new […]
The first time I tasted parsnips — and I’m embarrassed to admit that it was not all that long ago — I was astounded. To say that parsnips are like the freshest, sweetest, spiciest carrot is too simplistic. The complexity of a parsnip’s flavor is far more reaching. Slicing into […]
I’ve made zillions (and eaten nearly as many) of chocolate chip cookies. I’ve written here before that it was the first recipe I remember baking, climbing on a chair at age seven to assemble my ingredients and make my first batch from the recipe on the back of the yellow […]
February was National Chocolate Month, so I took it upon myself to do as much sampling of different forms of chocolate as was humanly (and healthily) possible, including that magic and luxurious elixir of winter — hot chocolate. I’ve always had a few issues with hot chocolate mixes. One would […]
Whoa, where do all the hours, flours, butter and keyboard strokes go? As of this writing, A Woman Sconed is now conjuring her 200th post! Why, just the other day, it was my 186th! I am delighted with disbelief at this “mile-scone,†and, to be honest, when I saw it […]
When considering the rightness of the Universe, one can look no further than the timing of the lemon. The depth of winter — this year,= dark, cold and freezing from coast to coast — is the height of lemon season. Bright citrus of all kinds, lead by the lovely lemon, […]
Self-reflection — in life, in recipes — can be an inspiring thing. I sometimes feel very unoriginal, one of those gals who has always colored inside the lines and followed other people’s recipes. I’m very capable of coming up with my own concepts and witticisms, and I definitely trust my […]
I don’t need much encouragement to make shortbread. Even after a busy cookie-baking holiday season, the chance of making this simple, homey, buttery favorite treat — whether it comes in a pan or sliced from a roll — appeals to me because making it is simple; eating it is another […]