friendsgiving

so, this weekend is the annual friendsgiving. and i volunteered to make two pies and the yam-apple bake with the marshmallows. normally i always make pumpkin and pecan pie, but i'm thinking of trying something different. does anyone have a recipe they have been meaning to try but haven't or something they really love? i'd love to try some new recipes and post them later. so, if you have a link or a recipe you'd like to share, please do!

poll, please

ok, so i'm thinking about broek's suggestion that i start selling my goodies now, i want to know how many people would really buy them before i start investing in packaging etc. and would people be more likely to buy if they live near me or would you really buy things online for me to ship? please, if you ever read this blog, let me know what you think...

thanks,
-caroline

cookie monster

ok, so i made apple crisp yesterday (great grandma king's apple crisp) and will post about it soon, but in the meantime, i am wondering if any of you have a chocolate chip cookie recipe that you swear by or that you want to try. i will try any and all. i think to have a bakery, you have to have the perfect cookie, so i'm trying to try everything at every bakery and all new recipes. please help me! please send me any recipe so that i can try to perfect this classic cookie.

xoxo,
ck

gettin busy

ok, so i've been super busy lately. i've made loads of things...

granola bars
german chocolate cupcakes (modified)
carrot cake
wheat bread
banana bread
pecan pie
banana bread pudding
caramel sauce
no-bake cookies

that's all i can think of off the top of my head. but, i've been so busy baking and sharing the goods and just working a lot, that i haven't had time to take pictures or post. so... i will post the recipes of the ones you guys want the most. are there recipes you've been wanting to learn or make or find a new version of? which one(s) on that list would you like to see get the recipe for and/or a picture?

also, if anyone has a recipe they've been wanting to try but haven't, feel free to send it to me to try for you and let you know how it went. i'm sure you all do just fine by yourselves, but i'd love to be a sort of a "test kitchen" if you will.

i like you guys!
-ck

word of mouth

are there any bakery sites or blogs that you guys love? i am trying to bookmark some ideas/inspiration and i'd love to see anything you guys find yummy/dreamy/lovely, etc.

any input would be highly appreciated!

bake shop blueprint

so, when i was home for julia's wedding, i met up with my good friend tim, for lunch in oakland.

we had lunch and i told him about my bakery master plan so he told me about a bakery around the corner that was cool and of course, i wanted to check it out. you guys, it's my dream bakery! it's called bakesale betty.

it's in a great location, on telegraph, right by macarthur bart. it's close to some cool shops and it was pretty packed the whole time we were there. not to mention the super cute tables outside that are old re-painted ironing boards. my friend tonya said that they can be snooty sometimes, which is a downer, but other than that, it seems pretty much perfect.

we got some ginger cookies so i could compare them to the ones that i love and have made. we went outside and sat at one of the cute tables and the next thing i know, they bring us out this amazing lemon slush drink, for free.

then shortly after that, they bring us out what i thought was coffee cake, but turned out to be amazing banana bread. soooooo good! i am going to try to combine a few recipes to come up with something similar.

so, this is what i want my bakery to be like. just as yummy, just as fun. and, i might be trying out some banana bread recipes on willing taste testers.