Baking

Sometimes when an idea comes into our heads, we can’t stop thinking about a recipe until it’s fulfilled, and on our plates and we are sharing a piece or slice of whatever we dreamed up. This month, it was cherry …

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Whoever invented sprinkles was really onto bottling happiness right up. We love sprinkles over here at GMS, and we’re always itching to put them on anything we can get our hands on…or IN anything. So a funfetti bundt for Mary’s …

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Today is Jennie’s birthday! We make a lot of decadent cakes for this blog and for our friends, so Jennie and I have an unwritten rule that we keep things a little simpler on our own birthdays. This year, Jennie …

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Recently, California avocados came back into season, and we were lucky enough to receive a flat from the California Avocado Commission, and we set out to make a handful of delicious recipes with them. One of those recipes was these …

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A month ago, Jennie sent me a calendar invite to “Pot Pie Night” with some of our friends. I’ve learned not to ask questions when these things happen, so I responded by RSVPing “yes” and researching pot pie recipes. We’ve …

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A couple weeks ago, we got the chance to visit Homeboy Bakery in downtown LA thanks to the good people at King Arthur Flour who organized the “Bake for Good” tour. The bakery is one of several social enterprises run by …

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Update: We’re happy to announce that Nicole has won our contest! Nicole, email us at jennie@garlicmysoul.com to claim your prize! Congrats – and I hope you all can get out to #bakeforgood! Last weekend, we had the opportunity to work …

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Recently, I wanted to make a new breakfast food, and was thinking of making lemon pancakes with strawberries when I saw the recipe for an Oven Pancake in my fave cook book, the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook. As …

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When you’re told your stomach can no longer digest gluten, your food life flashes before your eyes. As my doctor spoke those fateful words, I was physically looking at her but was seeing everything I loved and could no longer …

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Happy St. Paddy’s Day, everyone! We hope that you found some time in your weekend to have a Guinness or eat some corned beef and cabbage, or that you found a decent piece of soda bread. If you didn’t, we’re …

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