RIP: My Beloved Silpat

Silpat Baking Mat

I knew my new year was off to a rocky start when I discovered my silpat baking mat had started to crumble around the edges, exposing its precious fiberglass filling. However, it the 7 years in which I owned it, the non-stick mat served me well. He happily baked hundreds of cookies, many dozens of [...]

Date Pie Vintage Recipe Card

Date Pie Recipe

Dried fruits, like raisins and dates, were popular in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The dried fruits kept well and lent plenty of sweetness to pies, cookies, and cakes. While still popular today, dates don’t appear in as many baked goods as they once did. This date pie recipe highlights dates and makes what [...]