This is how I update an old-fashioned lemon bar — add a twist by topping it with raspberries. Valentine’s day is right around the corner; imparting…
Figs, clafoutis, sponge cake, dark chocolate, Ottolenghi, New York Times… These ideas, taste and images are fantastical and compelling. They jammed into my head space and…
The Sour cherry crostata by Ruth Reichl looks appealing. A few months ago, Diane posted a similar crostata and commented that the crust was difficult to…
dessert/ Fruit/ Jim Lahey/ Low fat/ my favorites/ quick cake/ scalable
Orange Olive-Oil Cake | Torta D’olio D’oliva
Don’t let a simple cake like this fool you. It delivers spectacular flavor, uses wholesome ingredients, and easy to mix by hand. If you attend to…
Chocolate/ dessert/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Nut/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Chocolate, Banana and Pecan Cookies | The Ultimate
I don’t buy cookies. And for that matter, I don’t buy breads, salad dressings, nor processed foods. As long as there are flour, butter, sugar, wild…
My introduction to quince started with the quince and stilton quiche in Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty More. That was a stunner of a quiche that’s impossible to…
classics/ dessert/ enriched dough/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Ruth Reichl/ year round
Apple and Calvados Galette |The Gourmet Cookbook
The varieties of apple in the store are tempting. Ginger Gold, Gala, Ruby Frost, Honeycrisp… It’s impossible to walk past the piles of apples without catching…
Berry/ breakfast/ classics/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ quick cake/ Ruth Reichl/ straight dough
Fannie Farmer’s Classic Yeast-Raised Waffles
The 1896 original Fannie Farmer’s classic yeast-raised waffles are finding their ways on this blog via Marion Cunningham’s completely updated cookbook published in 1979. I don’t…
Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Fruit/ Gluten free/ holidays/ Low fat
Clementine Prosecco Sorbet with Candied Citrus Peel
A few days into the New Year, we’re still in the mood of welcoming a fresh beginning. What can be more festive than a dish of…
Bread pudding is not something I get too excited about. Then Dorie Greenspan comes up with the idea in Baking Chez Moi that’s worth trying —…
Apple crisp is my first post as we embark on cooking along with Ruth Reichl at IHCC. The book Ruth Reichl, my Kitchen Year is an autobiography and…
easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ pastry/ puff pastry/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Apricot and Thyme Galettes
The apricot season is short. When it’s in season, apricot is one of my favorite fruits for baking. However, the canned or preserved version can be…
This post is about gratitude. Instead of writing a thank you note. I do what I do best—bake a cake. A gift-worthy cake is the delivery…
classics/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ enriched dough/ Fruit
Kirsch Baba Bouchons with Pluots | My Paris Kitchen
Every word of this title, kirsch baba buchons with pluots, except the word with, needs an explanation. Where do I start? To mix things up—just enough…
Berry/ classics/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ foundation recipe/ Fruit/ my favorites
Classic Fruit Tart | Pâte Sablée Dough Updated
A classic fruit tart is irresistible. It would stop me on my track wherever and whenever I see one. Fresh berries, cherry, peach, pear or…
These soufflés are the perfect marriage of Puerto Rican ingredients and French technique. In Puerto Rico, Eric Ripert pulled a couple of bananas off a tree…
dessert/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (National Trust Version)
The “national trust version” of this lemon and poppy seed cake recipe comes with a warranty, metaphorically speaking. The cake is as trustworthy and predictable as any…
How do you pair apples and pears in one coherent dish? It is the challenge on hand this week at IHCC. I baked some Anjou pears…
Appetizer/ Fruit/ quick bread/ Side/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Black Grape, Blue Cheese and Thyme Flatbread #YotamOttolenghi
I felt a real connection of place, history and food when I stayed on a farm in Tuscany years ago. That was a place where acres…
dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer/ Sweet
Brown Butter Peach Tourte | Tuesdays with Dorie
This brown butter peach tourte came out better and bigger than I’ve expected. The caramelized brown butter makes for a fragrant tourte. Furthermore, I made the…
autumn/ Fruit/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Nut/ summer
Peach Apple Crumble for Summer/Autumn Crossover
Now in early September, we’re in the midst of a seasonal crossfire – the waning of summer and the stirring of autumn. This is a delicious…
Artisan bread/ breakfast/ Fruit/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer
Quick Low-Sugar Tomato Jam | #Tomato
I can’t think of a better and enduring way to capture the sunshine of summer than a jar of tomato jam. Spread it on a crusty…
Bake/ breakfast/ Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer
Stone Fruits Clafoutis or Dutch Baby in a Cast-Iron Pan
Cherries, apricots and peaches are at their seasonal best. They are sweet, juicy and luscious; there is nothing I want to eat more. The season for…
I had this slow-roasted spiced pineapple with yogurt for breakfast. The fork-tender juicy pineapple and the spicy syrup over Greek yogurt is very satisfying. I like…