I have very fuzzy memories of Mardi Gras. That’s probably a pretty safe bet for most folks indulging in the celebration, but in my case it was less about the partying (which I did) and more about having a fever about 102F. This was quite a few years ago, long before Katrina, and I had [...]

It seems that I can never quite be done with a recipe. A recent reader comment prompted me to dig deeper into why homemade doughnuts go stale so quickly, when the commercial variety can hang out at least for a day, if not more without becoming tough. My immediate thought: chemicals. Who knows what sorts [...]

I’ve been thinking about whole grain doughnuts lately. I’m not crazy enough to think that adding some whole grains turns a doughnut into a health food. A doughnut, even one with healthier grain, is still mostly about sugar and oil. But I’ve been playing around with whole grain baking in general, and thought, why not [...]

Forget cookies. Santa wants doughnuts. Here are a couple of fun ideas you can make with your kids to make your late night present delivering a bit sweeter. How cute are Doughnut Snowmen? I made little hats from this Martha Stewart meringue recipe, but a little piping of chocolate ganache would make a great hat [...]

Did you notice in my last post, the one about the Sugar Hubbard Squash Bars, that I said that I used “some” of my sugar hubbard squash puree? I made a small batch of those bars just so I could save off some puree to make some fritters with the rest. I’ve been dreaming of [...]