I can't believe there was a time I was scared to make bagels. Now they are a semi-regular occurrence around here, and I figured it was about time to make one of my favorite flavors...pumpkin pie bagels! Full on pumpkin obsession has commenced! I still haven't quite mastered making bagels look as pretty as the cafe-bought one, but they...

Such a simple idea— bake cream cheese inside bagel dough so that when you bite in, warm cream cheese explodes all over your tastebuds— but so brilliant. What else would I expect from Momofuku? The more I try from their cookbook, the more sad I grow that I didn't choose to go to school in New York, so I could be a stone's throw away from Milk...

Cheese bagels with an extra cheese flavored cream cheese. What could be better for breakfast for this cheese lover? I really enjoyed the crispy texture the asiago-parmesan cheese got when baked up in the oven. It sort of reminded me of the parmesan crisps sometimes served on tomato soup at fancier restaurants. Add creamy, salty feta spread to...

I thought about making chocolate chip bagels, but chocolate chips bagels are a little plain. So instead I replaced the chocolate chips with Oreos to add a little pizzazz to the bagels. Even though the cream from the Oreos is included in the bagels, you really don't taste it much, so I guess the cream cheese you put on top counts as the cream...

Dustin and I have been creating a mutual list of cooking/baking projects we want to tackle in the near future. Most are things that we would have never thought to attempt in our home kitchen a short while ago, but we've realized if we follow instructions, take the time, and use quality ingredients, most foodie things we'd think to go to a...

Yes, you read that correctly. Homemade bagels. Done right— boiled then baked— as any self respecting bagel should be made. A few months ago, I never would have even thought about attempting to make bagels in my own kitchen. There are certain foods that just seem complicated, requiring special skills, and needing special equipment or...