Dessert Recipes
Thanksgiving Apple Dessert – Holiday Apple Tart Recipe
As the holiday season approaches, and the invitations to pot-lucks, company parties, and family dinners begin to circulate, we often find ourselves searching our repertoire for crowd-pleasing recipes. I have found that winning dishes for these occasions are those that offer an element of tradition, but also have the ability to surprise us. This holiday [...]
Sweet Plum Cake Tatin Recipe – A Take on Upside-Down Cake
There are few treats from Mother Nature that are sweeter and more pleasing than a plum. Plums have such a beautiful balance of sweet and tart, which makes them a refreshing snack all on their own, or a nice addition to a variety of entrees and desserts. I had a surplus of plums on hand [...]
Ad Hoc Grapefruit Cake Recipe – Delicious idea for Grapefruit!
Grapefruit is the last citrus fruit that I usually think of – it sort of gets lot in the fuzz among the stars: lemons, oranges and limes. This is unfortunate though, as I absolutely love the flavor of grapefruit, especially when the bitter flavor is mixed with sugar and sweet ingredients. This cake was a [...]
Irish Soda Bread Recipe – An Excellent Easy Bread Recipe
Irish soda bread is a staple in my household – not because we’re Irish, but because it is so easy and a total crowd-pleaser. As far as I understand, it is not really an Irish food but an American invention reminiscent of wheaten bread, I gleaned from my real Irish neighbor as he nibbled on [...]
Ad Hoc Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe – Direct from Thomas Keller
Since the inception of this blog over a year ago now, we’ve been reluctant to feature many desserts – mainly the reason for this is simple – we don’t eat dessert a lot so therefore we don’t cook it often as an accompaniment to our dinner. This night was different though and part of the [...]
Not-too-Sweet Autumn Dessert: Acorn Squash Pie with Apples
Growing up, acorn squash was probably my favorite vegetable. My sister and I used to beg my mom to buy it whenever we spotted it at the grocery store, usually around this time of year. She usually agreed, and when we got it home, she would split the squash in half, scoop out the seeds, [...]
Early Season Farmer’s Market Bliss – Sweet Turnip Custard
Yesterday, Adrian and I were at the first farmer’s market of the season in Central Square, Cambridge, which is conveniently located less than a block from our house. Since we used to live in California, where farmer’s markets are year-round, we never realized how much we would miss such easy access to fresh, local produce. Now that we [...]
Molasses-Spice Cookies
I have a favorite cookie. I would guess that you have one too. A little (or big) bite of butter and sugar that brings back memories of childhood, a specific season, a family kitchen. Marcel Proust took one bite of a madeleine cookie and was compelled to write his 7-part, bajillion-page memoir, Remembrance of Things [...]
Sunday Morning Crepes
Mmm…Sunday Mornings: usually the one time of the week when I can sleep in for a couple hours, then drowsily rise to eat a leisurely full breakfast from my couch with a full mug of tea and a warm blanket draped over my lap. Recently, however, various trips and family obligations have kept me from [...]
Plum, Pear and Cardamom Coffee Cake with SoCo, Saffron and Ginger Ice Cream
I have been reading other food blogs for about a year now, and have always enjoyed the community that is formed in this way online. Bloggers from Paris, Canada, Seattle, Zurich and beyond can share their recipes, anecdotes, advice and recommendations with the touch of a button, and they do! Evidence of the warm collaboration [...]
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