I'm going to be proactive and post early because my to-do list is long for today.
When you need a dessert: from scratch, a box or bakery?
It really depends for us. At Christmas I bake our cookies from scratch. A ton of them. Cakes and brownies are usually a box mix. But for a weekend dessert or a kid-free date night; DH and I will pick something up from a bakery. Usually just a grocery store one. Occasionally my mother will stop by a French bakery near her work and get us a few treats. Its way out of our way. When I visit my family we tend to get things from bakeries because they have some AMAZING ones up there. One Italian bakery is over 100 years old now and I have to get my fix when I'm in town. The best ever cheesecake place burned down but I'm told they are making some from a smaller location.
My DD is been itching to bake badly but I've not been feeling it. Or the extra dishes. But I just finished my grocery order for the week and I got some things so we can make a from-scratch chocolate cake with from scratch chocolate icing. I haven't told her yet; in case it's not till late week that we get around to it. I don't want to hear about it every day. I'd rather surprise her.
I found a bakery in town near us via Facebook that I need to try; but they seem to focus on breads and just a few sweets. Still! Soup weather will be here in a few months! Fresh bread with homemade soup sounds good to me!
When you need a dessert: from scratch, a box or bakery?
It really depends for us. At Christmas I bake our cookies from scratch. A ton of them. Cakes and brownies are usually a box mix. But for a weekend dessert or a kid-free date night; DH and I will pick something up from a bakery. Usually just a grocery store one. Occasionally my mother will stop by a French bakery near her work and get us a few treats. Its way out of our way. When I visit my family we tend to get things from bakeries because they have some AMAZING ones up there. One Italian bakery is over 100 years old now and I have to get my fix when I'm in town. The best ever cheesecake place burned down but I'm told they are making some from a smaller location.
My DD is been itching to bake badly but I've not been feeling it. Or the extra dishes. But I just finished my grocery order for the week and I got some things so we can make a from-scratch chocolate cake with from scratch chocolate icing. I haven't told her yet; in case it's not till late week that we get around to it. I don't want to hear about it every day. I'd rather surprise her.
I found a bakery in town near us via Facebook that I need to try; but they seem to focus on breads and just a few sweets. Still! Soup weather will be here in a few months! Fresh bread with homemade soup sounds good to me!