Darcie Bakes //

Baking from scratch… because good things take time.

Darcie

  • {Small Batch} Apple Turnovers.

    Apple turnovers are a fantastic fall and winter dessert. Honestly, they’re good any time, but I tend to make them more during the fall and winter months. Of course the weather is still a bit whack in St. Louis at the moment, but a girl can dream, eh? I have made these turnovers a number…

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  • Random Sides // Mise En Place.

    A little Sunday food for thought: mise en place. “The system that makes kitchens go is called mise-en-place, or, literally, “put in place.” It’s a French phrase that means to gather and arrange the ingredients and tools needed for cooking.” – Article via NPR. Mise en place. Have you heard of that phrase? It’s a…

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  • Mini Mixed Berry Pies.

    First of all, Happy Labor Day, friends! I hope you’re enjoying your day off, while also remembering why we celebrate Labor Day in the first place. I’m currently roaming around my hometown, but we’ll get to that later. For now, let’s talk about mini pies. I have made these mini pies multiple times, but these…

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  • Chocolate Soufflé with Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream.

    I love living in the city. I’ve probably mentioned this in the past, but I’m gonna reiterate it. It’s odd how I became a city girl, because I was actually a small-town kid at heart for the majority of my formative years. You see, I grew up in a small, central Illinois town: one of…

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  • On Coming to Terms with a New Diagnosis: Part I.

    It was a quiet Friday afternoon in mid-July. I sat there in the silver, flowery chair, fidgeting slightly as I spilled my guts to my new psychiatric nurse practitioner. I explained all my history with feeling super depressed most of the time, going on random “creative” binges, having issues keeping up a healthy routine in…

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  • {Easy} Small-Batch Macarons.

    Anyone who’s a baker can confirm that macarons are one of the trickier beasts of baking. Well, baking can be a bit of a tricky beast in general – which is precisely why I love it – and probably why many people hate it. But macarons. Oh man. They’re just on another level of sorcery. Macarons…

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  • Tres Leches Cake: Take Two.

    Baking has always been a mostly solitary activity for me. Usually I’m content with this; I’m a very introverted person at heart, after all. I just love being in that therapeutic zone in my own mind when I’m working on a baking project. {But I also have a tendency to be in my own head…

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  • {The Final RBE}: Homemade Toasted Raviolis.

    I realize that I’ve been more neglectful than usual toward my poor blog. But if I’m being honest, the past ~6 months have really thrown me for a loop. I haven’t felt inspired to write here at all, and I have been crazy busy with all of life’s wonderful ups and downs. Sometimes, blog neglect…

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  • Just a Friendly Reminder.

    Just a friendly reminder. <3 More blog posts coming soon. Peace, love, and baked goods to all.

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  • Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Treats.

    I have reached a new level of awesomeness – or perhaps absurdity, depending on how you look at it – of baking. Behold: Homemade – and pretty healthy – dog treats. Now, I don’t own a dog, so that’s partially why this is perhaps absurd. I like dogs quite a bit, but I’ve always classified myself…

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