Chocolate Buckwheat Cake

I have some happy news to share today. Gluten is back! I got some test results back yesterday and I am not gluten intolerant, I don’t have celiac’s disease, and I no longer have any reason to be gluten-free. Yipee!! And I got some other GREAT news yesterday as well that might solve my two+ year saga with stomach pain, which means I can start eating gluten again AND feel good. Pretty much the best news ever. But the point of all of this is – gluten is BACK. The heart and soul of this here baking blog is BACK. I’m thrilled! I still have a few gluten-free recipes to share, and still plan to make gluten-free recipes from time to time – mostly just to use up all the super duper expensive ingredients I bought, but also because I appreciate the challenge of crafting tasty gluten-free recipes. That being said, I saw a lot less friends stopping by my little bloggy corner of the blogosphere when I was sharing gluten-free recipes all the time, so for most regular visitors, the reintroduction of gluten = happy news. (!!!!!!!) (more…)

Recipe Index

** This page is a work in progress! Only a small representation of recipes is listed here, so please bear with me while I build it out. You can find the rest of my recipes via the main menu, where recipes are broken out by dish type. Happy browsing!**

BREAKFAST
The World’s Greatest Coffee Cake
Lemon Cream Cheese Sticky Buns
Peat Buckwheat Pancakes
Morning Glory Muffins
Raspberry Dark Chocolate Muffins
Granola Bars
Flour Bakery Banana Bread
Banana Espresso Crumb Cake
Blueberry Zucchini Bread
Banana Belgian Waffles
Bacon Cheddar Scallion Scones
Rhubarb Buttermilk Muffins
Santa Fe Breakfast Bake
Overnight Oats

COOKIES
White Choco Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cream Cheese Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Double Chocolate Cookies – Levain Bakery Copycat
Chocolate Chip and Honey Lavendar Madeleines
Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies
Double Chocolate Levain Bakery Copycat Cookies
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Levain Copycat Cookies #2 – Chocolate Chip Heath Bar

BROWNIES AND BARS
Oatmeal Chocolate Almost Candy Bars and Oatmeal Chocolate Almost Candy Bars, take two
Nanaimo Bars (GF)
Mascarpone Brownies
Brown Butter Blondies
Raspberry Lemonade Bars
Outrageous Coconut Brownies
Chewy M&M Brownies
Candy Bar Brownies
Lemon Blueberry Crumb Bars
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies

DESSERTS
Lemon Goat Cheese Cheesecakes
Chocolate Mascarpone and Banana-filled Crepes
Citrus Tian
Chocolate Souffle
Homemade Chocolates
Maple Yogurt Pound Cake
Brown Butter Banana Cake with Chocolate Chips and Ganache
Tiramisu
Chocolate Strawberry Cannoli Crepes
Strawberry Cupcakes
Piece Montée
Creamy Arborio Rice Pudding
Blueberry Peach Shortcakes

CAKE
Upside-down Strawberry Rhubarb Cake
Strawberry Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Lemon Rhubarb Buttermilk Cake

PIES AND TARTS
Spring Fruit Tart
Cherry Pie
Black Bottom Banana’s Foster Pudding Pie
Strawberry Crostata

BREADS
Brioche
Espresso Banana Bread 
Flour Bakery Banana Bread
Carrot and Coconut Bread
Strawberry Bread
Blueberry Banana Bread
Strawberry Cream Cheese Bread

SAVORY
Tuscan Ribollita
Goat Cheese and Chicken Orzo
Corn Spoon Pudding
Quinoa Summer Salad
Homemade Grilled Pizza Dough

Pear Buckwheat Pancakes and Savory Sunday

Can you believe it’s already Monday night? Friday seemed like just yesterday, and he we are, already 1/5 of the way through week! It’s incredible how time flies — faster and faster every day, it seems. This weekend was a good one — on Saturday I was lucky enough to attend a 55th wedding anniversary with AW. I tried to put myself into the shoes of the happy couple, and was completely overwhelmed at the thought of spending double my age plus a few years’ time married to someone. It was truly incredible. Saturday night, AW and I went to a local restaurant we’ve been dying to try, Rialto in the Charles Hotel, and it was great — definitely everything we’d hoped it would be. We ate off the bar menu because we were starved by the time we got there, and had some fantastic cocktails. The best part? We were home early enough to have the rest of the evening to relax! But being one who can never relax for long, I set to searching for a breakfast recipe for the next morning, and then we ran out for some groceries. I have a disgusting obsession with grocery stores, and grocery shopping. Should I be concerned? (more…)