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In the Kitchen: Actress Jillian Clare talks cooking and baking (Includes interview)

She is drawn to cooking and baking for a variety of reasons. “I’m not sure what it is exactly, but baking just totally relaxes me. I’m a big type A personality and I like that baking is precise. Everything needs to be measured out to just the right amount or the whole bake will be off,” she said.

“I bake a lot of bread and most of my recipes come from Bonnie Ohara’s bread book,” she said. “She’s an incredible bread maker and I love her recipes. I have also been obsessed with 6” cakes recently and trying out different designs. My neighbors are loving the free sweets.”

Boule

Boule
Jillian Clare

Regarding her inspirations to cook and bake in the kitchen, she said, “A lot of my cake inspiration comes from Instagram. There are a few accounts I’m obsessed with – @cakedbykatie, @bakingwithblondie and @ennahs.cakes have been my favorites recently. Their work is incredible and watching them try new designs is always inspiring to me. When I make bread, I usually do it on days I know we’re making something fun for dinner. If it’s a pasta night, I’ll start my dough early to make a good focaccia. I’ll also make bread if I know I’m seeing a friend…I love the gift of bread.”

On her all-time favorite recipes and desserts, she said, “The country wheat boule in Bonnie Ohara’s book is my go-to bread. That’s the bread I have around the house for sandwiches, toast, etc.. Her cinnamon roll recipe is out of this world too. I’m pretty random about my cake and cupcakes recipes. I have my own binder of recipes I’ve tried and liked that I pull from.”

Buche de Noel

Buche de Noel
Jillian Clare

For young and aspiring people that wish to try cooking and baking, she encouraged them to “practice.” “Not every bake is going to be perfect, but the more you practice, the better you will get. There have been many failed attempts in my house,” she admitted.

On her plans for the future acting-wise, she said, “I’ve been lucky to have several auditions lately, so we will see where all that goes. I am also working on a couple scripts at the moment that I’m pretty excited about.”

Halloween Cake Balls

Halloween Cake Balls
Jillian Clare

When asked if she does any New Year’s resolutions, she responded, “I try not to do resolutions I know I’ll give up on after a week, but I did want to get my butt moving again. I totally fell off the exercise train during quarantine so I’m back at it. I’ve been doing Yoga with Adrienne’s 30 day Breath journey to ease my way back in.”

For her fans and supporters, she concluded, “Thank you. I am eternally grateful to anyone who has followed my career and I can’t wait to make more movies for you.”

To learn more about actress Jillian Clare, follow her on Instagram.

Drip Cake

Drip Cake
Jillian Clare

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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