Cheese Straws

Who loves cheese? I loved these cheese crackers so much (thanks Erin!!), that I went on a hunt for similar recipes. These are slightly different from the cheese crackers. Those ones were cheddar and onion, and these are parmesan and chilli. YUM. These also had a different texture. They were very crumbly. Like, you would pick up one of the looong sticks and it would snap in half. And then … Continue reading →


Chilli Cheese Twists

Before I started working at a cupcake shop, for many years I worked in retail. It feels like a lifetime ago now, but my last retail job was at a men’s store that sold shirts, slacks, suits, ugly t-shirts, shoes, that sort of thing. My manager (lets call her A) and I had a lot of boring, quiet hours spare to amuse ourselves when we were working in the store. … Continue reading →


Cheddar Cheese Crackers

I know that this is a baking blog and that you probably come here for a sugar hit. But do you like cheese? Because I really like cheese. Cheese. Cheese. Yes, please. Blue cheese. Brie cheese. Camembert Cheese. Jarlsberg cheese. Goat’s cheese. Plastic slice cheese (leftover childhood snack love!). Edam cheese. Mascarpone cheese. Parmesan cheese. Feta cheese. Gouda cheese. Cheddar cheese. Yum! Cheddar. So because I like cheese, today we … Continue reading →


Bacon Cheddar Pull-Apart Bread

If you suffer from high cholesterol, I suggest you step away from the screen. There is nothing healthy about this pull apart bread. Quite the opposite actually. It includes all the ingredients required for a heart attack. But oh boy, is it deliciously finger-licking good. I really, really, really love bread. Not plain bread, but flavored bread, bread with bits of things in it, sweet breads or bread lightly toasted … Continue reading →