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.
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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
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)
Apple Crisp
A classic fall treat, whip apple crisp up once the air turns chilly and the leaves start to turn golden! Use firm, sweet-tart apples.
Apple Cider Caramels
Caramels that taste like the essence of fall, plus a healthy dose of sea salt. Perfect use for that container of orchard fresh cider!
Strawberry Jam
Classic strawberry jam, and that’s pretty much it.
Nectarine & Walnut Frangipane Tart
Nectarine & Walnut Frangipane Tart – a perfect peak-summer dessert or treat.
Banana Bread Granola
Banana bread granola! What is not to love about this combo? I am a (almost) exclusive homemade granola person. Store stuff is always not fresh or just garbage. Really. I love Sarah Britton’s recipe for banana bread granola, but her (and many!) methods to bake is just not…..great. Granola is a high fat, high carb,… Read More »Banana Bread Granola
Preserved Lemon & Turmeric Cake
It’s a lemony, floral loaf cake, topped with thinly sliced lemons that caramelize into likely the best cake topping.