What are you baking? February 2026

I have to wear an apron whenever I am baking/cooking.. too messy otherwise!

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I always change into my “kitchen cooking clothes.”

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There are just 2 of us - trifle seems like a “crowd” dessert, although I guess it’s possible to make “mini” individual versions in tall wine glasses.

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Well, laundry’s done and I’ve got a new addition to my kitchen cooking clothes collection.

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Some individual trifles and other layered pudding desserts are sold in small jars, custard cups or verrines in Toronto, around 4 to 8 ounce servings.

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I prefer cake and custard myself (with optional berries on top), but everyone I know who likes trifle usually makes enough for leftovers! There’s also a jello version of trifle, where the layers are cake, custard, and jello.

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https://chatelaine.com/food/leftover-custard-powder/

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Apple Cake
Just an old (Pillsbury) recipe, always reliable, I never even bother to peel the apples. With hard sauce.

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Some buttermilk scones but I used kefir. Some chocolate sprinkles on top.

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These were so popular I just made another batch to give to my friend’s visiting relatives.

I can stand to waste food; I had enough for 2 more cookies. I was going to freeze it but I knew I’d forget about it.

I wonder how much the gas is costing me for 11 minutes …

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Ye olde reliable Kentucky butter cake for social hour at Mom’s church tomorrow. Looks plain, tastes amazing.

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AI assistance is amazing… here’s the answer I got
The cost to operate a gas oven at 350 degrees for 11 minutes is approximately 3 to 5 cents, depending on the specific BTU rating of the oven and local gas prices. For a more accurate estimate, you can use a gas cost calculator with your local rates.

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So, not bad and I avoided peak rate of 4-9 pm DAILY!!!

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Epicurious’s Cheddar & Old Bay biscuits.

The recipe states “8 biscuits”. It should read “8 giant biscuits”. I made half recipe for 4 biscuits: 2 for tonight and 2 for the freezer (unbaked). I let the “tonight” biscuits chill in the fridge a couple of hours before baking. If anything, I found these a bit stodgy - too much butter is my guess. BUT the flavor profile - Old Bay, garlic, and cheddar - is amazing!

I’ll def be tweaking those seasonings in my biscuit-baking future…

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That cake is such a crowd-pleaser ( for good reason!)

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It really is. If there are no leftovers, I’ll be pretty bummed.

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flavor profile sounds right up my alley.

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The kiddo and I baked Mexican Wedding Cookies (which, incidentally, are the same dough as Austrian Vanillekipferl). We skipped the powdered sugar because mess.


Very good! I like how straightforward and reliable the ATK for kids recipes are.

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They look great! FWIW: AKA Russian Tea Cakes.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10192/russian-tea-cakes-i/

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Cool – here’s the ATK ingredient list, which isn’t copyright protected:

The powdered sugar is strictly for dusting. We used pecans and followed a tip elsewhere to use the food processor to chop the nuts, and to reserve a portion of coarse-cut for variety in texture.

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