Baking can be done with a few simple ingredients, so it's about simplicity and nostalgia - people are reminded of their childhood.
The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken.
I do really good banana bread. And I make a chocolate cake with fudge icing that's bloody delicious.
Few people know this about me, but I love baking pies.
I love Popsicles. I make them out of real fruit, then dip them in chocolate and roll them in cereal.
I grew up in Louisiana, a lot of carbohydrates, fried foods, all very good. Butter, lots of homemade cakes and cookies. Here I am in Los Angeles and just really educating myself about food. Once you know better, you do better.
Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.
I have memories of my grandfather Kirkman making mashed potatoes that were so good because they tasted like a bowl of butter. I love my mom's brownies. My favorite thing about both of those recipes is that someone else made them for me.
I make a mean coconut macaroon.
I think it's kinda nice.' And I did. my mom isn't famous for her pies. No, she's famous for defusing a nuclear device in Brussels with only a pair of cuticle scissors and a ponytail holder. Somehow, at the moment, pies seemed cooler.
There was a period when I had apple pie as a treat every day of the week. I mean, like, a family apple pie.
I myself am not particularly interested in restaurant cooking. I don't really want to learn how to make a napoleon. I'd much rather learn how to make a very good lemon cake, which you can make in your own home. I like plain, old-fashioned home food.
I'm a big cook and prefer to make meals at home when I can. I'm either cooking, or we're going to a drive-through somewhere. I'm really proud of my homemade sweet potato pie. At Thanksgiving I make five of them because they go quick.
