Categories:
-
Recent posts:
- Honey Apricot Cookies
- Blood Orange Poppy Seed Cake
- Buddha’s Hand Citron and Pistachio Pound Cake
- Toasted Hazelnut Brown Sugar Cookies
- Herbes de Provence Shortbread with Lemon Curd Filling
- White Peach Campari Sorbet
- Sweet Almond Cherry Bars
- Rhubarb Rye Shortbread
- Cranberry Caper Cookies
- Ginger Celery Cake
- Peach Paneer Cookies with Cardamom and Bourbon
- Strawberry Rum Pie Redux — with vanilla bean, custard & cream
Tag Archives: summer
From Market to Skillet (Cake): The Lure of Cherries
On a recent visit to my local farmers market, I fell into a familiar rapture. Enjoying the late-day sun and the soft breeze from the bay, I strolled around soaking up the lively chatter, vivid colors, and the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
Tagged almond, almonds, amaretto, baking, breakfast, cherries, cherry, corn meal, cornmeal, dessert, fruit, recipe, skillet, skillet cake, stovetop, summer, upside down cake
9 Comments
Strawberry Pie, With Spirit
There’s something magical about strawberry season. It means that summer has arrived, bringing with it a bounty that’s as striking as it is scrumptious. A strawberry can quench our thirst, satisfy a sweet tooth, and remind us that vibrant beauty … Continue reading
Posted in Baking with Booze, Pies, Tarts, Tortes & Cheesecakes, Sweets
Tagged baking, baking with booze, berries, booze, boozey, chilled, cracker crust, cream, cream pie, dessert, fruit, fruits, graham crackers, ice box pie, icebox pie, recipe, rum, rum dessert, rum pie, spiced rum, strawberries, summer, sweets, vanilla bean
9 Comments
Little Lemon Yogurt Cakes
When I got invited to an outdoor potluck wedding recently, I knew immediately what I would bring: my favorite lemon cake. Made with yogurt in the batter, the cake is immensely moist and dense, and it’s refreshingly summery with bright, … Continue reading
Mimosa Meets Mimosa: A Cupcake Story
When I recently came across beautiful candied mimosa flowers, I was excited about their cake-topping potential but felt skeptical about how the flowers might taste. For one, I’d never heard that mimosa flowers were edible; also, despite my adventures with … Continue reading
Posted in Baking with Flowers, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets
Tagged alcohol, baking, baking with booze, baking with flowers, bubbly, champagne, citrus, cocktail, cocktails, cupcake, cupcakes, dessert, floral, flower, flowers, light, Market Hall, Market Hall Foods, mimosa, orange, recipe, summer, yellow
9 Comments
