Of Batter and Dough

05/03/2026

This Lemon Bundt Cake is exceptionally light and tender, filled with bright lemon flavor, and beautifully simple to make and serve. Baked in a classic bundt pan and covered with a double layer of tart lemon glaze, it bakes up into tall, fluffy slices with vibrant lemon flavor in every bite.

This Lemon Bundt Cake is exceptionally light and tender, filled with bright lemon flavor, and beautifully simple to make and serve. Baked in a classic

10/02/2026

This cake is a rich and creamy tropical dream on a plate. And don't even try to be dainty with the serving sizes. Moderation can wait. This is the kind of cake best served in thick, messy slices and eaten with abandon.

Let's just set the scene for this decadent tropical pineapple coconut cake, shall we? Here's what we've got going on here... Take two layers of juicy

10/02/2026

These muffins are impossibly soft, creamy, and buttery with that smooth vanilla and cocoa flavor and subtle tang that is red velvet. They are filled with cream cheese and topped with butter crumbs that offer a delicious little crunch before promptly melting in your mouth.

These buttery red velvet muffins are light, soft, and springy with a rich cream cheese center that tastes like the center of a cheese danish and a

25/01/2026

Feeling very helpless and extremely angry this morning and trying to direct it towards anything that will do any bit of good. For those of you who can donate to people on the ground making a difference, please do.

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

20/11/2025

This is my idea of the perfect lemon meringue pie. The sweet-tart lemon custard filling is bursting with bright lemon flavor and the marshmallow meringue is so light and pillowy it practically melts in your mouth.

Also the layers of lemon custard and meringue are nice and thick. No thin slices of lemon meringue pie around here. This is the kind of pie that envelops you in pure, sunshine soaked comfort wrapped in a buttery pastry. Who wants to skimp on that?

This is my idea of the perfect lemon meringue pie. The sweet-tart lemon custard filling is bursting with bright lemon flavor and the marshmallow meringue

06/09/2025

Friends, anyone who tells you that happiness does not involve a good night’s sleep and chocolate chip cookies is a liar.

In this week's newsletter: How the live-aboard boat experiment is going, + Tuscan Meatballs, Apple Streusel Cake, Brussels sprout, Apple, and Cheddar Salad, Mediterranean Chicken Salad Sandwiches, and No Bake Cookies

+ Tuscan Meatballs, Apple Streusel Cake, Brussels sprout, Apple, and Cheddar Salad, Mediterranean Chicken Salad Sandwiches, and No Bake Cookies

04/09/2025

My mom used to make these every Christmas, but as an adult I had to wonder, why Christmas??? I mean, don't get me wrong, share a plate of these cookies with me anytime during the holiday season and I will love you forever.

But, the time I really want to make a no bake cookie is in July when it's hot as !@* # and I absolutely do NOT want to turn on the oven.

OR, when you find yourself living on a 37 foot sailboat without an oven.

Fudgy little peanut butter and oat filled balls of bliss, that's what these cookies are. And if that's not enough, they only take a few minutes to make

24/07/2025

These buttery cookies are soft and chewy with crisp edges and loaded with chunks of melty chocolate and sweet-tart cherries in every bite.

These buttery cookies are soft and chewy with crisp edges and loaded with chunks of melty chocolate and sweet-tart cherries in every bite. If you're new

17/07/2025

This Cherry Cobbler comes together in about 10 minutes, and the payoff is huge: juicy, jammy cherries tucked under a buttery, golden, sugar-cookie-style topping.

Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream—or eat it cold the next morning straight from the pan. (No judgment. Been there. Will be there again.)

This Cherry Cobbler comes together in about 10 minutes, and the payoff is huge: juicy, jammy cherries tucked under a buttery, golden, sugar-cookie-style

15/07/2025

This cake is quite possibly the lightest, softest cake I’ve ever eaten and is bursting at the seams with citrus flavor. The cake includes whole lemons that are blended right into the batter for a fresh lemon flavor like nothing you've ever experienced.

This cake is quite possibly the lightest, softest cake I’ve ever eaten and is bursting at the seams with citrus flavor. The cake includes whole

23/02/2025

After planning our 2025 travel itinerary I reached out to a food writer I’d never met in person but who I remembered lived in Texas to tell her that we’d be in San Antonio for a couple of weeks. After learning that Holly and her husband Ken live 6 hours from San Antonio, I figured a face-to-face meeting was off the table.

So, imagine my delight when they packed up their camper and drove across the state just to have dinner with us!

The four of us spent a delightful evening drinking margaritas, and stuffing ourselves silly with loaded shrimp nachos, Texas chili, and sopapilla cheesecake.

Holly created the menu and then cooked our entire meal from my kitchen and as I write this I am in AWE that a perfect stranger would happily agree to drive across the state to spend an evening in my kitchen cooking for us!

Read about our evening and get the recipes here: www.rebeccablackwell.com

17/02/2025

Oh friends. Wow wow wow.

This pistachio cream cake is like an actual mic drop for your next dinner party or birthday party or anything party. It's what we like to call a show stopper and so good it's guaranteed to impress everyone you choose to share it with.

Oh friends. Wow wow wow. This pistachio cream cake is like an actual mic drop for your next dinner party or birthday party or anything party. It's what we