Mmm, I love these. Tony insists the banana cake mix cookies are still the best ever, but what does he know? I halved this recipe from the original which I found on allrecipes.com. It’s just me, Tony and Teno and we don’t need a bazillion cookies around the house. This version still makes LOTS of [...]

When your kid loves bananas as much as mine does, you’re going to have them on hand at all times. And of course, once in a while, you aren’t going to be able to get to them all before they get brown and black on you. Here’s a sweet alternative to banana bread to get [...]

 My kid loves bananas. We have to hide them or his crazy “I want banana” dances become destructive and sometimes violent. So I made some mini banana muffins for tomorrow’s breakfast. Here’s hoping they appease the beastie. This recipe has been halved, hence the weird measurements. It now makes 24 mini muffins (although I only [...]

 Hi, I’m a dinosaur with a boner. Feed me to your children. This is the greatest website ever. And don’t forget the Easter bunny with a boner for your Easter baskets! I would actually prefer a Jesus with a boner, but I like to keep Christian holidays religious, that’s just me.

 Tony’s mom sent me a baking book Gary, Tony’s dad, had given her a long time ago. Inside he wrote, “To Jo: If you make one, make two. I like this stuff too!” So so so cute. I love it. I almost cry every time I see his handwriting in there. I was actually trying [...]

Hi, that’s me, Natalie. I bake too much, eat too much and check my blog stats compulsively. It’s disgusting. I pour over the terms people search for that land them on this blog and then try to think of things to bake that will satisfy all their weird requests. I suppose I could have a [...]

Don’t these look like piles of crap? I mean, delicious piles of crap, but still…a star tip might have been a better choice on this one. These would be hilarious if you stuck sugar stink lines in them and gave them to someone who was having a crappy day. These are from Vegan Cupcakes Take [...]

 Today I had two of these on Teno’s high chair tray and as I was velcroing his bib on he snatched one up and shoved the whole thing in his mouth. Immediately, the giggling and bouncing told me he loved them. You will need: 2 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 [...]

 Ha ha…”dump.” So, day one on the quest to find the most perfect brownie recipe led me to this one from allrecipes.com, submitted by Barb Lawrence. You will need: 2 cups white sugar 5 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon [...]

What baker does’t have a life-long quest to find the perfect something? You’ve mastered the cupcake, you can do biscotti and fresh bread in your sleep. But something eludes you. I have two such quests. One is for the perfect brownie recipe. The other is for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. Here are my criteria: [...]