Jane's Sweets & Baking Journal

One woman's journey into the greater world of baking and pastry arts . . .

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Vidalia Onion Tarts with Smoked Bacon . . . Relying on the Kindness of Onions

"Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep." -- Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) This time...

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Brie Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Strawberry Sauce . . . (Step aside, Chocolate Bunny.)

Dear Chocolate Bunny, Your appeal is undeniable. No question about it. You've shown up faithfully, year after year, in Easter baskets a...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

NYC: Finally, I Bit the Big Apple! . . . (Black Bottom Cupcakes)

You know that concept of the bucket list? The list of things you feel you simply must do before you cash in your chips? Well, last week my ...

Friday, April 1, 2011

Wildflower Honey Ice Cream . . . and Lemon Coriander Shortbread with Sunflower Seeds

"Flower" seems to be the operative word lately. The signs are everywhere. Daffodils rushing toward readiness, dusky tulips shoot...

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About Me

Jane: Metro Detroit, Michigan, United States; I'm a mom with two great sons (both now in college), and a really nice husband. I left a long editorial career in reference publishing a few years ago and I've had nary a regret. I recently finished (after four part-time years!) a Baking & Pastry Arts Certificate program in the Culinary Studies Institute at a local community college. It was a lot of fun, a lot of work, and I am so glad I did it. These days, I do a lot of freelance editorial work, something that I really enjoy. "Jane's Sweets" was the name of a very small baking enterprise that I started in late 2007. It bloomed a bit, for a little while, with encouragement from my husband, my aunt, and my first cake decorating teacher, Cindy. Because my Aunt Lydia was my most ardent female supporter in this baking endeavor (she was a lifelong independent business owner herself), this blog is dedicated to her memory. If heaven is real, then I know she's there with my mom, baking up a storm. Like Lydia said one day, just before her 80th birthday, while she and my mom and I were baking in my mom's kitchen, "It's been a fun ride. I'd do it all over again!"

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