This is a "baking" category which includes breads, quickbreads, muffins, cookies, cakes and other baked goods.
When I was a child, one of the things my parents gave me was a Betty Crocker Junior Cookbook, published in 1983. One of my favorite recipes from the book is this apple-nut coffee cake. It is moist, full of apple goodness, with a wonderful cinnamon sugar nut topping. It is a relatively simple recipe....
It is almost strawberry season. We luckily live in California where strawberries are available in abundance. It also happened to be my brother’s birthday and I wanted to bake him a simple cake. My family is Chinese which (as a stereotype) means we do not like sweet desserts. If you don't believe me, go buy...