The Swashbakler

A bunch of lattice-topped spiced apple hand pies

A closeup of a spiced apple hand pie

A dozen pumpkin hand pies

A closeup of a pumpkin hand pie

I’ve gotta hand it to you. Pies are a tricky bake.
Have you ever tried serving a fresh pie only for the first slice to crumble?
Try a hand pie instead!
These are my cinnamon apple and pumpkin pies. Delectable “bite” sized treats!

#Baking #Bakingsky #Cooking #Food #Dessert #Pie #Photography 🧁 🍽️ 🍜

I had to share some of my friends horsing around at the equestrian center the other day.

#Horses #equestrian #riding #funny #animals #swashbuckling #video

The Swashbakler sitting on his throne with a sword in hand, and adorned in a Christmas suit

Two rows of mini apple pies on a wooden cutting board

Good tidings and merry cheer, fair friends!
May thy hearths be warm, thy loaves rise true, and thy blades stay keen in friendly play. The Swashbakler thanks you for thy fellowship!
Go forth and feast this holiday season!

#HEMA #WMA #Baking #HistoricalFencing #Food #Dessert #Swords ⚔️ 🧁 🍜 🍽️

These are absolutely phenomenal! Are these for sale?

If you happen to visit San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, I highly recommend checking out the stunning creations made by @pirarostudio.bsky.social

This is some phenomenal sculpting prowess with gorgeous detail.

#Art #Ceramics #pottery #clay #maker #nature #design #painting

Pretty sure that’s a disfoot, not a disarm

The video quality isn’t the best, but someone was able to capture our lover’s quarrel.

This was a fun choreography made for a Swashbuckling themed party. How could I not attend?

#HEMA #WMA #HistoricalFencing #Fencing #Theater #Theatre #Choreography #swordfight #PrincessBride #Movies #Pirates ⚔️ 🏴‍☠️🎭

A large baking tray filled with almond cookies

A closeup of an almond cookie coated in an amaretto drizzle

I’m just nuts about these amaretto almond cookies. Filled with an orange zest to make them the best!

Then they are glazed with an amaretto drizzle and topped with some almond slivers!

Did I forget anything?

#Baking #Bakingsky #Cooking #Food #Dessert #Kitchen #Chef #Photography #Cookies #DIY 🧁 🍽️ 🍜

We were recently commissioned to perform fencing exhibition at an event. It has been a ton of fun choreographing this little quarrel.
Here is some video of us working through the choreography ⚔️

#HEMA #WMA #HistoricalFencing #fightchoreography #theatre #theater #Fencing #movies #swordplay #Stunts

Yeah! It’s when you take components from different gear (in this case swords) and combine them to make a new one. Some people might call it a Frankensword.
I will often swap pommels or blades to play with balance and speed.

A table covered in swords, sword parts, tools, and a cleaning cloth

It’s maintenance day! Time to de-burr, polish, and snug up my gear.

I have a few swords that I don’t like the blades, and a few I don’t like the hilts. There may be some kit bashing in the near future!

Do you have a kit-bashed sword? Show me your favorite gear!

#HEMA #WMA #HistoricalFencing ⚔️

Two bright orange ripe persimmons just eager to be turned into a delicious treat.

My fellow Swashbucklers, Swashbaklers, Swashmakers, and other swashers of the world:

Apologies for my absence

I’m cooking up all sorts of new content, so please stay tuned

In the meantime I ask your persimmon for some patience!

#Baking #Bakingsky #Cooking #Food #Dessert #Chef #Photography 🧁 🍽️ 🍜

A kitchen gadget with a pronged bar attached to a black base

New kitchen gadget!

I was just lent this fun toy for an upcoming project.

Do you know what this is? Have you ever used one before? Think it’s a gadget worth owning?

#Baking #Bakingsky #Cooking #Food #Dessert #Kitchen #Chef #Photography #DIY 🧁 🍽️ 🍜 🥧

A sleeping dog, Rhoda, under a green blanket and atop a yellow blanket

I am deeply remiss for skipping Happy #Sundog for so long.

But here is Rhoda again in all of her sleepy glory.

May you, too, find some rest and relaxation today!

#Dogs #Dogsky #Pets #Petsky
#dogsofbluesky #Petsofbluesky #Photography #goodgirl

The other day I asked what your messiest kitchen experience was. I just inadvertently created a new one.

I can laugh about it now, but what a mess! Pro-tip: secure your shaker bottle. Can you top this?

I give you some humble pie:

#Baking #Cooking #Food #Kitchen #Chef #Photography #fail 🧁 🍽️ 🍜

Two clementines on a zester with a whisk and bowl full of mystery orange syrup

A simmering pot of orange syrup

A closeup in a pot of orange syrup

Something citrusy this way comes…

What is your favorite citrus flavor and dessert?

Any guesses on what’s brewing in my kitchen? 🍊

#Baking #Bakingsky #Cooking #Food #Dessert #Kitchen #Chef #Photography #Cookies #Cake #DIY 🧁 🍽️ 🍜 🍞

A garlic roll torn open with a long mozzarella cheese pull

I was so excited to share my cheesy garlic rolls that I forgot to share this photo.

Check out the cheese pull on this sexy beast! Mozzarella, Parmesan, and Romano. The more the merrier!

What did I miss? What would you do differently?

#Baking #Cooking #Food #Chef #Bread #Photography 🧁 🍽️ 🍜 🍞

A cutting board with dough balls, cheese, garlic sauce, and a knife

Uncooked garlic rolls coated in cheese, butter, and herbs

A pan filled with golden brown cheesy garlic rolls

A garlic roll on a plate torn open to show the cheesy interior

Easy, cheesy, beautiful, garlic roll.

I recently made some garlic knots, but something was missing. What was missing, you ask? MORE CHEESE!

These are my upgraded mozzarella filled garlic rolls.

Pure cheesy, buttery, garlicky bliss!

Who wants one??

#Baking #Cooking #Food #Chef
🧁 🍽️ 🍜 🧀 🧄

Please share your thoughts and photos if you do make it! I want to make sure I am providing the best recipes and instructions ⚔️ 🍪

A tray of chocolate crinkle cookies coated in powdered sugar

A recipe for my chocolate crinkle cookies

I use orange zest! If I’m feeling extra frisky, I’ll add a touch of orange extract for even more flavor. And if you really want that orange to pop, massage the zest into the sugar before combining with the other ingredients 🍊+ 🍫 = ❤️

A closeup of a chocolate crinkle cookie with a hint of orange

For those of you who were curious about what got my hands so messy and chocolatey, here is a sample of my bake:

Chocolate crinkle cookies with a hint of orange.

I would rather have chocolatey palms the rest of my life rather than never have another one of these cookies.

#Baking #photography 🧁 🍽️ 🍜

If you have any arthritis in your hands, I bet this helps a lot too!

a man wearing a chef 's hat is standing over a pile of dough . Alt: Swedish chef is standing over a pile of dough throwing flour into the air

Then you’re doing it right!

My hands covered in chocolate cookie batter. Unbaked cookies on a cookie sheet in the background

Baking:
It’s a messy job, but someone’s gotta do it!

What’s one of your messiest but favorite bakes?

Do you wear an apron or bake with reckless abandon?

#Baking #Photography 🧁 🍽️ 🍜 🍪

I love pretty much all things chai. I will always look for an excuse to add chai to a bake!

I toyed with the idea, but for this project I was tasked with the “sweets.” However, I do like the notion of a savory option in the future!

Excellent idea. Perhaps a pan de elote style sweet cornbread.

Yes! I was thinking about a sweet potato and toasted Italian meringue mix!

I love ube so much! Unfortunately there is no local place for me to buy it, and shipping is prohibitively expensive!

But I like the way you think 🍠

A stack of orange macarons with white filling

A stack of red macarons

A question for my bakers, cooks, chefs, hobbyists, and people who love delicious treats:

I am workshopping “Thanksgiving Macarons” for a party. I’m thinking pumpkin pie and apple pie macarons using apple/pumpkin butter fillings.

What flavors/fillings do you think would be a hit?

#Baking 🧁 🍽️ 🍜