I decided to sharpen my skills using three approachable and delicious-sounding recipes from Ina Garten. Here's how my day of baking went as I attempted to make Garten's pecan, pumpkin, and apple pies.
This hearty pumpkin bread is a sophisticated twist on the traditional version with the addition of bourbon (teetotalers can substitute apple cider), browned butter and cardamom. My mother-in-law ...