Baking

Love as a Cookie

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 8, 2012

in Baking, dessert, family

Besides being Easter (Happy Easter!), today is Adam’s birthday! We spent a lovely day downtown yesterday, had a simply fabulous meal, and enjoyed each other’s company. Today has been, at his request, a lazy day. I made biscuits and gravy for the third consecutive year, had successful biscuits thanks to a pastry blender I borrowed [...]

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Cheesy Bread Dippers

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 27, 2012

in Baking, bread, pizza, vegetables, vegetarian

Hi. I’m Mara. I write this little blog you’ve been reading. You may remember me from previous posts, including a teaser post about this delicious cheesy bread. Then I decided to go ahead and get sick. Twice. Ok, I was probably still sick but I went to the hospital twice. Two Tuesdays in a row, [...]

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Hey y’all! My name is Amy and I blog over at What Jew Wanna Eat where I write about delicious Jewish inspired recipes for Jew to enjoy no matter your religion! I am thrilled to be guest posting for Mara while she is not feeling well. Get better, Mara! Coming up in the land of [...]

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Whole Wheat Cinnamon Pinwheel Bread

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 4, 2012

in Baking, bread, family, simple recipe

Eight years ago today, on a cold and rainy day, I took the first non-sick sick day at my first teaching job for a very good reason: my mom was getting married! A bouquet of white tulips, a short and sweet ceremony, and a few photos later, my mom and David were married! The group [...]

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Baked Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 28, 2012

in Baking, bread, simple recipe

Calling this dish a “sandwich” is a bit of a stretch. I guess the technical definition of a “sandwich” is deliciousness stuffed in between two pieces of bread, so these don’t exactly fit the bill. This is more like creamy, chickeny, cheesy deliciousness stuffed inside the best whole wheat sandwich bread dough, then baked together [...]

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Fastelavnsboller: A Danish Treat

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 18, 2012

in Baking, bread, friends, vegetarian

I appear to have gotten a reputation at work. Not only am I the Spanish teacher, the “cupcake” teacher, the “nail art” teacher, and now the “OMG SO CUTE crocheted animals” teacher. Oh no. That’s just the reputation I have with the students. I have a reputation with the staff now too. And this isn’t [...]

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