Cinnamon Swirl Bread and Human Training Wheels

I can think of few things for which I am more grateful than my mother coming to live here during my first two weeks of intern year, human training wheels. She has been busy sprucing up the dwelling, cooking meals, kissing my bulldog and mowing my stubborn grass patch with an impossible push mower—basically a […]

Ensaimadas and Flo on the Go

I was beginning to exhibit snail behavior, slowing to near-imperceptible movement, curling my face downward, shelling most everything, things I’d like to say, feelings. Thank God I have a day off to sleep in, uncurl, put on my sneakers and leave some silver streaks around the neighborhood. Actually feel the sun on my body. Here […]

Appalachian Cinnamon Rolls

Rain is christening the cedar fence we built yesterday as we pack our car to spend a few days at the Oregon coast! For breakfast this morning I made up a batch of the cinnamon roll recipe I found in that Appalachian cookbook unearthed from the back of my in-laws’ kitchen cupboard. I think the […]

Glazed Cinnamon Rolls

Writers, to me, are the most amusing of famous people because they build their fame upon hours of solitude, so when they finally ascend to popularity and must command a stage before an audience of 10,000 people, they behave as though they have just come through the door of a surprise party–for forty five minutes. […]

Quick Cinnamon Buns with Buttermilk Glaze

Let me quickly say that this recipe title is deceptive. Not so quick are these cinnamon buns, nor are they who eat them. By “quick” I assume Baking Illustrated simply means there is no waiting for yeast to rise. True. However, I was stymied for long periods of time by technical glitches. For one—do not […]