Well, what haven’t I cooked or baked lately. I’ve been rewatching old episodes of Bake Off and if that doesn’t inspire you to get down with some butter and… Read more “Holiday Bakes and New Skills”
Category: dessert
Chocolate peanut butter cake
My birthday is coming up in about a week and last weekend we had a shared family birthday celebration with my parents and cousins. I volunteered to… Read more “Chocolate peanut butter cake”
Best Almond Cake
I’m still in an America’s Test Kitchen rut, this time with their Best Almond Cake. It’s from the same episode as the British-Style Currant Scones. (Free registration is… Read more “Best Almond Cake”
The Farmette Cookbook.
Some time ago, perhaps after my first trip to Ireland but sometime before we went back to get married nearly two years later, I discovered and began… Read more “The Farmette Cookbook.”
Hungarian dobostorte.
During our various travels in Ireland last year we watched a lot of BBC, mostly because that’s the bulk of what’s available on your basic hotel cable… Read more “Hungarian dobostorte.”
Apple, pear and cranberry crisp.
Earlier this year we joined one of our local CSAs and I have to say we have really enjoyed it. The thing I was most concerned about… Read more “Apple, pear and cranberry crisp.”
Ice cream sandwich experiment.
Ambrosia is one of my favorite baking blogs, even if most of the items I see there remain (for me) aspirational rather than fully realized. I have… Read more “Ice cream sandwich experiment.”
Lime Blackberry Tart
After an unplanned stop at a farmer’s market this weekend I found myself with a bag of limes and a pint of gigantic blackberries. I wanted to… Read more “Lime Blackberry Tart”
Accidental hiatus.
I didn’t mean to let nearly a month slip by without posting. And it’s not because I haven’t been cooking! It’s been a busy month, actually. My… Read more “Accidental hiatus.”
The weekend in food.
TRIGGER WARNING this post is Instagramtastic! So if that bothers you beware. Several years ago I bought my boyfriend a grill pan for his birthday and it’s… Read more “The weekend in food.”
