The Pastry Chef's Baking

Russian Tea Cakes - made December 10, 2010 from Cookies by Natalie Hartanov Haughton (book #23)  Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding Cake...

Marcy's Legendary Chocolate Chip Cookies - made December 10, 2010 from A Passion for Baking by Marcy Goldman (book #22) One of the t...

December 10, 2010 What I enjoy most about hosting a dessert party is I am free to bake a variety of desserts.  I don't experiment with...

Every other year, I host a holiday dessert party at my house.  Okay, this is only the 2nd time I've done it and the first time was 2 yea...

Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies - made December 5, 2010 from Martha Stewart Cookies (book #21) Up until last month, I'd never had a whoop...

Oatmeal Cookies - made December 5, 2010 from The Village Baker's Wife by Gayle & Joe Ortiz (book #20) There are days when I lov...

Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies - made December 5, 2010 from Big Fat Cookies by Elinor Klivans (book #19) Sometimes a good cho...

Lemon Poppyseed Bread - made December 3, 2010 from Afternoon Delights by James McNair (book #18) When I was in culinary school, James M...

Molten Chocolate Babycakes - made December 2, 2010 from How to be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson (book #17) I’d blogged some time a...

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Icing - made November 30, 2010 from More from Magnolia Bakery (book #16) I love Magnolia Bakery.  They...