Pear, Almond & Rosemary Cake
eg: when you want to make a pear frangipane tart, but just cannot muster the goods.
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Vanilla Bean Creme Fraiche Ice Cream
Vanilla Bean Creme Fraiche Ice Cream – creamy, sweet, sour, rich – perfect pair for your favorite desserts or by the spoon-full.
Black Raspberry-Browned Butter Financiers
So here we are – once again! I am back at it, baking black raspberry-browned butter financiers. If you have followed along my Dirty Sifter adventures, I hope you’re in for another journey. Why the change? I created the Dirty Sifter during a time in my life that felt uncertain. My goal is clear now:… Read More »Black Raspberry-Browned Butter Financiers
A Good Vanilla Ice Cream (Custard)
A good vanilla ice cream. A good ice cream. A good custard. All of these are hard to find in a standard grocery store. About 3 years ago, after one-too-many mediocre pints of (over priced) ice cream, I decided it was time to make my own, to my desired specifications. Besides Haagen-Dazs vanilla, I am… Read More »A Good Vanilla Ice Cream (Custard)
Angel Food Cake
A classic spring and summer cake, for snacking or serving with ice cream and macerated strawberries.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies – or use chunks – using whatever favorite chocolate you like. This is a classic recipe, and one I turn to many times!
Orange Marmalade
Orange marmalade, the good stuff! Full of orange flavor, slightly bitter from natural pith and some lemon action. Do it!
Banana Muffins with Walnuts & Chocolate
My go-to healthy-ish banana bread with walnuts and chocolate, in muffin form. Perhaps the most comforting quick bread we know of!
Morning Glory Muffins
Carrots, coconut, pineapple, spices, dried fruit and nuts combine forces in morning glory muffins – a truly glorious treat!
Buckwheat and Blueberry Scones
Tender, flakey blueberry & buckwheat scones – topped with a healthy crunch of coarse sugar. A better coffee companion does not exist!
Olive Oil & Winter Squash Cake
Sweet squash, aromatic spices, and sweet glaze with olive oil and maple make for a irresistible cold-weather olive oil & winter squash cake!
Almond & Anise Biscotti (plus other holiday cookies)
It’s officially cookie season! Holiday cookie season, to be exact. For me, and my family, there is a strong cookie presence around the holidays. Almond & anise biscotti are a stalwart of the holiday season for me. The hallmark holiday cookie is my great grandma’s butter cookies (rolled, smooshed with fingers, topped with half of… Read More »Almond & Anise Biscotti (plus other holiday cookies)