Hi Bold Bakers! Ube halaya jam, purple yam jam, halayang ube, or simply ube jam — whatever you choose to call it, it’s absolutely delicious and the key ingredient in many Asian desserts!  The wonderfully colored yam, a relative to our more familiar sweet potatoes, is a popular ingredient in the Philippines. The texture is Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! Homemade Apple Strudel makes for a fantastic fall dessert. Autumn is, of course, a perfect season to bake with apples. But this traditional apple strudel really brings up many fond memories of fall days, just before the holidays, of warm apples, sugary cinnamon, and crispy pastry. We all adored this recipe here Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! Homemade Apple Cider is the perfect way to use up all those delicious in-season apples you may have gotten a little overzealous collecting at an orchard!  There are so many wonderful parts to this fall recipe — it’s made with all fresh, natural ingredients, it smells like heaven and fills your whole house with Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! One major constant for the years throughout the ages is that holiday desserts and Mixed Spice go hand-in-hand. I think we can all agree that the thing we love about the holiday season the most is, yes, family time, bonding, and so on, but that a huge part of this time is Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! Avoid the drive-thru (and the urge to get an order of french fries) by making this delicious homemade version of McDonald’s Apple Pie! My McDonald’s Baked Apple Pie is easy to make and tastes even better when you pull it warm right out of the oven instead of out of a greasy Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! The holidays are all about tradition. I don’t get to travel home to Ireland even year for Christmas but I still manage to transport myself there by the way of food. Which is just one of the many reasons I made food my passion and career. So no matter whether I’m on Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! Everyone should have an excellent vanilla cupcake recipe in their collection, and this one is the best! I call my Homemade Vanilla Cupcakes the little black dress of desserts — it works for any occasion. They’re perfect for every event, from first birthday parties to weddings, depending on how you decorate them!  Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! Holidays are all about tradition, no matter where you are in the world or how you celebrate. And although I am far away from all the traditions I grew up with I make sure every year that I get a ‘taste’ of an Irish Christmas no matter whether I’m on the west Continue Reading

Hi Bold Bakers! This simple sourdough pizza crust is everything you could want to support your delicious sauce, cheese, and toppings! But how do we get from the (sourdough) start(er) to finish?! At the beginning of the quarantine, everyone universally decided to master “beginners” sourdough bread. They spent weeks tending to their starter, basically treating it like a Continue Reading