Yes! I’m alive! And back with August’s Bakealong Challenge: Golden Foccacia. Ok, first off, I’d like to apologize for not posting anything for some time now. I’ve been busy (excuses) with work and kinda fell off the inspiration wagon along the way. I’ve been active in Instagram though, so you can follow me there @gobblethecook to see what I’ve been up to recently. Now, moving on to the important stuff.…
I know I am super duper late for May’s Bakealong Challenge – Berry Blitz Torte, but the redeeming point I hold on to is that it’s better late than never. In my defense, I was quite busy last May and maybe, just maybe, teensy-weensy lazy. Hehe, that rhymed. I meant to post something for my birthday (I made a cake and some spaghetti with meatballs) but I lost the motivation…
Welcome to April’s Bakealong Challenge, the Chocolate Babka! Perhaps I should start off by saying that I had no idea what a babka was before I started this challenge. Yeah, how sad is that. But the fact of the matter is, I was no bread eater and the bakeries back home didn’t make babkas when I was growing up. So the long and short of it is, this month’s Bakealong certainly…
I’ve been meaning to join the King Arthur Flour Bakealong Challenge since the beginning of the year but unfortunately my schedule (and my laziness) prevented me from joining in until this month. But by dint of sheer persistence (aka giving pep talks to myself), I managed to bake this month’s bakealong challenge which was Butterflake Herb Loaf. Hooray! The recipe was based on a winning recipe from King Arthur Flour’s 1964 Bake-Off…