Looking for some Valentine’s Day sweets to make?  Why not try making Nutella Rose Bread, Apple Rose Tarts, or maybe some Chocolate Eclairs? Before Les Miles made his name as a head coach he was an offensive lineman at the University of Michigan.  Miles played under Bo Schembechler from 1972-75 and worked for the team […]

I love combing through all the end of the year lists and reviews that come out in December and for the third straight year I’m polluting the internet with my own (see here for the 2013 and 2014 editions)!  2015 was a banner year for Bakers & Best with 109 published posts, a redesign of the […]

Well, that was a fun weekend to be a Michigan football fan.  No doubt bolstered by their recent Photoshop Phriday profiles, Amara Darboh and De’Veon Smith had great games as Michigan rolled to a 31-0 win over BYU.  The Michigan defense continued to impress and held BYU to under 100 yards until their final drive. […]

John Navarre took over as the starting QB at Michigan in 2001 following the departures of Tom Brady and Drew Henson.  Navarre helped run a pass heavy offense that during his time featured other great offensive players including Braylon Edwards, Chris Perry, and Steve Breaston.  During each of his three seasons as a starter Navarre had […]

Last baseball offseason saw two mammoth contacts signed in the NL East.  Giancarlo Stanton signed for 13 years and $325 million with the Marlins and the Nationals won the Max Scherzer sweepstakes with a 7 year, $210 million deal.  For this Nats fan, Scherzer so far has been worth every penny.  On June 14th Scherzer […]

Last year I highlighted the stellar career of Michigan Softball Coach Carol Hutchins and this week she has the team back in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) competing for a NCAA championship.  The team has not lost since April 3rd (26 games in a row) and comes to the World Series after taking the […]

With today being Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you!) I figured it was as good a time as any to put my Darth Vader ice cube tray to use.  After a hard day working on your uncle’s moisture farm on Tatooine there’s nothing more relaxing than sitting back with a chocolate treat […]

A Michigan native, LaMarr Woodley finished up his time on campus just before I started mine.  Woodley was a linebacker at Michigan from 2003 to 2006.  He was sometimes shifted around defensively to different positions and as a senior was recognized as a first-team All-Big Ten selection and first-team All-American.  In 2007 he also became the first […]

During our trip to France last summer every day my wife and I would gawk at the pastries in shop windows.  They seemed to be endless in variety and each one looked absolutely perfect.  We treated ourselves to plenty of them (including one at 10 AM before leaving for the airport on our last day) […]

With sourdough loaves while there is little hands on time from start to finish it might take a day and a half to make a loaf of bread.  Friday night I’ll feed my sourdough starter and Saturday morning I’ll make the dough.  After a slow rise Saturday morning and afternoon (spent this weekend by finishing House […]