Farm Girl Bakes - TheFarmGirlCooks

Category: Farm Girl Bakes

Baking is a prerequisite on the farm, it’s one of those things you learn very young and continue to hone into adulthood. These are the beautiful things that give us that extra energy when tending the fields, or reward us over the winter.

Springtime Dessert Perfection: Crepes Paloma

Posted on March 26, 2013May 22, 2019 by Kasha

It's spring. Which means Crepes, among other things. It's finally. Officially. Spring. Spring: the season of renewal and rebirth and clarity that follows a long mental and physical hibernation. It's that time of year when the birds start singing and the trees are starting to bud and we're rubbing the winter haze from our eyes with our fists. That's exactly the way I felt the first time I went to cook and shoot photos with my friend Amy Roth. I mean, I've been snapping pics for this blog for almost three years, but I have a LOT to learn about...Read More

Send a Friend (or two) a Box o’ Cookies!

Posted on March 24, 2013April 3, 2018 by Kasha

I want to take this opportunity to send huge thanks to all of my friends for sharing my FarmGirl Facebook page and recommending my recipes and site to your friends and family. As a promotion, I recently offered a dozen cookies to "Like" number 250 and the person who referred her. It didn't take long before those Facebook numbers climbed (YAY!) and two dozen Salted Cashew-Toffee-Chocolate Chip cookies were shipped yesterday. They stack like a dream in a wide-mouth canning jar, which can then be boxed, safely cradled in packing material. Have you tried packing in popped popcorn? It works...Read More

Leprechaun Kisses

Posted on March 17, 2013April 3, 2018 by Kasha

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I'm keeping today's post short and sweet and fat-free. I'm guessing your holiday - because we're all a wee bit Irish on Saint Patty's Day, aren't we? - will include lots of Guinness, corned beef and cabbage and soda bread. As such, I thought a light dessert like Leprechaun Kisses would put the finishing touches on a day of indulgence. Enjoy! Leprechaun Kisses 1/2 cup egg whites 1 t vanilla extract 1/2 t mint extract 1/2 t cream of tartar 1 cup sugar green food coloring white chocolate, about 4 ounces, melted green nonpareil 'sprinkles' Preheat...Read More

Brown Sugar Coconut Cream Pie

Posted on March 14, 2013April 2, 2018 by Kasha

As you're probably aware, because it's all over the blogosphere, today is Pi Day. Why Pi Day, you ask? Because today is March fourteenth. 3/14. 3.14. Now I'll play the geek card: 22/7 represents the ratio between the circumference and the diameter of any circle and it's decimal approximation is the non-repeating, non-terminating 3.141592653589... Too much for ya, eh? That's ok.... me, too. Once I left college and stopped teaching all of that math went bye-bye. It's not, however, too much for my friend Kristin. Kristin is the blogger/photographer/mathematician that I met in photography class. Because she's the picture of...Read More

The Name of the Game is Perfection.

Posted on March 11, 2013April 3, 2018 by Kasha

Right? If the end result isn't perfect, then isn't your attempt an utter failure? It's either 100% or it's zero. Goose egg... Nada... Zip... Or as The Boy says, EPIC FAIL, Mom. I was thinking about this the other day when I heard the classic Billy Joel song, Angry Young Man. "I believe I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight. I once believed in causes, too. I had my pointless points of view. And life went on no matter who was wrong or right." I don't know exactly...Read More

Pulling Pigtails, plus Gluten-Free Lemon Cornmeal Cookies

Posted on February 26, 2013February 25, 2018 by chris

Last week I had to take my baby boy to the optometrist. His pediatrician told me several months back that his vision screening was 'borderline'. Now I've got a Madonna earworm. And my kid has glasses. I kinda figured as much, considering I've worn glasses since first grade. They were pink and little and oh, so cute. His are fancy Adidas frames and he looks adorable. Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks so, either. He got off the bus in a sour mood the other day. Sometimes I take my time and treat him gently to coax it...Read More

Hello, Sweetheart

Posted on February 13, 2013February 25, 2018 by Kasha

The Boy was up before me this morning. As I staggered out into the living room clutching my head ('tis migraine season at the farm), he asked, "are we up late today?" I chuckled (as best I could, considering), "nope, why do you ask? The sun is different today, right?" "Yeah! That's it!" Yes, my dear boy, spring is on its merry way, and not a moment too soon. It hasn't been much of a winter in terms of bad weather, really, but it's been ANNOYING! I don't think there's any other way to put it... And like most everyone...Read More

Jumping on the Bandwagon

Posted on February 1, 2013February 25, 2018 by Kasha

I don't care about the Super Bowl. I don't know which teams are playing. In fact, I will not even watch it until the last quarter, and that is only if my kid turns it on. But I concede. The Super Bowl is as good a reason as any to have a bunch of friends over for food and fun. However (and I will forever hear Marissa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny, "howev-uh, in 19-sixty-faw the correct ignition timing would be faw degrees be-faw top dead cent-uh."), Super Bowl snacks should not be limited to wings, sliders and nachos. Don't...Read More

Carrot (not Apricot) Jam

Posted on January 2, 2013April 1, 2018 by Kasha

I gotta tell ya, I couldn't wait for 2013 to get here. I am seriously in need of a fresh start and today is it. Because, really, who could start anew on January first with all of those wonderful party leftovers lying around? The Christmas tree is out of the house (thank you, Fletch) and waiting for Mom to collect and erect in her backyard. She is a birdwatcher, you see, and those trees provide shelter and perches and nesting places for backyard birds throughout the winter and spring. My father expertly sunk a large PVC pipe in the yard...Read More

Bake a Batch with the Kids: Molasses-Spice Cookies

Posted on December 12, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

This is the time of year for cookie swapping parties and food bloggers are getting into the act thanks to the efforts of Lindsey (LoveandOliveOil.com) and Julie (TheLittleKitchen.net). These lovely ladies organized the cyber-swap (the second annual), matching each of us with three other bloggers. I sent a dozen Molasses-Spice cookies to each of the bloggers on my list and I received three dozen delicious cookies in return from three other Secret Santas. Thankfully, there was no pressure to fill yet another holiday season time slot with activity. We didn't have to be on our best behavior or wear nice...Read More