Brownies – much more fussy, like cookies – than anyone would care to admit. Developing a recipe for reliable brownies has been a years-in-the-making process. Reliable brownies are great, even excellent brownies for my preference of a fudgey, but just slightly cakey edge! Brownies toe the line between baked-good and confection, relying on both sugar… Read More »Reliable Brownies
eg: when you want to make a pear frangipane tart, but just cannot muster the goods.
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)
A classic spring and summer cake, for snacking or serving with ice cream and macerated strawberries.
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, the good stuff! Full of orange flavor, slightly bitter from natural pith and some lemon action. Do it!
My go-to healthy-ish banana bread with walnuts and chocolate, in muffin form. Perhaps the most comforting quick bread we know of!
Carrots, coconut, pineapple, spices, dried fruit and nuts combine forces in morning glory muffins – a truly glorious treat!
Tender, flakey blueberry & buckwheat scones – topped with a healthy crunch of coarse sugar. A better coffee companion does not exist!
Sweet squash, aromatic spices, and sweet glaze with olive oil and maple make for a irresistible cold-weather olive oil & winter squash cake!
