Posted in All Recipes, Breakfast Goods on Apr 1st, 2008
The first scone I ever ate came from the first batch I ever baked. It’s true. Up to that point, my appetite for morning treats was limited to the usual suspects: bagels, donuts, muffins, maybe the occasional croissant. Several years ago, when I was first learning to bake, I offered to bring some […]
Posted in All Recipes, Cookies on Mar 6th, 2008
My interest in baking began back in the fall of 1992. I was a sophomore at San Marin High School (go Mustangs!), dating a cute girl from my English class. She was the daughter of a minister. I was nervous.
One afternoon as the holidays neared, I went over to her house […]
Posted in All Recipes on Feb 10th, 2008
This fourth-generation recipe originated with my Great Grandmother, Williamina Bain McLeod Black. She emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland with her husband and son around 1911. The family settled in San Francisco, where my grandmother, Helen Black Garden was born. Wee Willy, as she was known by those close to her, stood only five feet tall, but […]