A Chica Bakes
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Welcome to A Chica Bakes – a Latin girl’s musings on baking. What started off as an excuse to bake has turned into a creative outlet where I get to share w/everyone my love of baking.
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Recent Updates at A Chica Bakes
Pumpkin Spice Muffins
03 February 2012
I know that in my last post I said that sometimes dessert is not enough. But we all know that sometimes all we want is a sweet, warm treat. At breakfast. To make you feel all warm and cozy on a chilly Sunday morning. When you are cuddled up on the couch along your hairy little dog ...
Because Sometimes Dessert Is Not Enough
31 January 2012
As much as I love cookies, cake and ice cream, a smart chica can’t survive on sweets alone. That’s probably why some of the savory recipes I have recently featured here have been getting lots of amor lately. Here are some of my favorites. Pernil (or roast pork shoulder) – ...
Buttermilk Doughnuts with Raspberry Coulis
29 January 2012
These doughnuts were inspired by what may become a new holiday tradition. My family celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve and my husband’s on Christmas Day. However, this past season, my mother-in-law (aka The Cook) was away which meant that either I was cooking on both days or we were ...
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
25 January 2012
Cheesecake and I were not always the best of friends. If it wasn’t one this or another but I could just never get it right. My crust would fall apart. The top cracked. The water bath leaked into the spring form pan. The cheesecake contorted after I unmolded. You name it and it ...
Chocolate Snickerdoodles
23 January 2012
Are you a soft and chewy cookie lover? Or do you prefer your cookies more crisp and crunchy? I’m an “always seeking balance” Libra. )Which really means I can never make up my mind.) And so is the case for me and the cookie texture debate. I tend to like my cookies a bit on ...
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
12 January 2012
What is it about pumpkin treats that we all love so much (and made me jump for joy when I saw a 3-pack of huge cans of pumpkin puree for sale at Costco recently)? Anything pumpkin is super comforting. It helps us welcome the chill in the air of the perfect Autumn day and get ...
What a Great Year it Was
10 January 2012
I’ve gotten a bit of a slow start to 2012 on the blog. I think it’s because I still can’t get over last year. Words aren’t enough to describe just how amazing of a year 2011 was for me. But let me make an attempt here. Had fun with a coconut and my first from ...
Anne Burrell Cookbook Giveaway
28 November 2011
I’ve got a giveaway for you all today that I am super excited about. I’m giving away TWO COPIES of Chef Anne Burrell’s first cookbook – Cook Like a Rock Star. I have been a huge fan on Chef Anne’s since the first episode of her cooking show on the Food Network and ...
Pasta Bolognese
10 November 2011
There are a few things in my cooking and baking repertoire that make me feel like I kick some serious bootie in the kitchen. Among them are this roast pork. And this salmon. And this galette. And this coffee cake. And this pudding. The latest addition to my greatest hits list is this ...
Chocolate Banana Bread
13 October 2011
Ever buy bananas with the intention of letting them turn speckly, fugly, soft and mushy? Well if you don’t , you most definitely should. Overripe bananas are an excellent excuse to make banana bread. This banana bread, courtesy of the folks at Cook’s Ilustrated, has deep banana ...
