Birthdays are pretty important in our family – and by important I mean that we care about the cakes. We celebrated another birthday recently for the person who normally makes all the cakes – my sister. This cake responsibility is pretty serious. While I have a good track record in the kitchen, I do not…
It’s a week after Independence Day and I’m still missing it. So much so that it’s taken me about a lifetime to get around to posting this recipe. I’m a huge fan of sugar cookies. They are a bit like bacon. You always need more than one and you rarely regret it. I normally make…
Oh man. This summer cake could be the best thing that happens to your long weekend – or your Wednesday night. Either way, angel food cake is simply amazing. It’s so light and heavenly. The ultimate summer dessert. Then when you add a bit of coconut flavoring and some fresh fruit…. flavor fireworks my friends.…
While I love to cook and spend time in the kitchen, every now and then I get inspired to do something completely new. Not just like a variation of an old favorite – totally new. I felt this urge right around the 4th of July… so yes, this posting is nearly a month late. I…
This past weekend, I had four eggs left in my refrigerator which I elected to turn into pancetta cheddar scones…. and raspberry macarons. I made the macarons with my friend Lara in mind. At the time of making them, she was pregnant with twin baby boys. Seemed like a good occasion to make someone a…
The last chapter in our Downton premiere menu is fittingly … dessert. Just to recap the PREMIERE episode meal, we started off with some gougeres as an appetizer then cut ourselves a slice of sausage and kale dinner tart. And because the dinner tart called for white wine, we also drank some white wine. Our…
A couple of months ago, I got a surprise package in the mail from a “secret admirer”. Obviously, I can’t stand secrets and not knowing the full story … so I called the company and demanded they tell me who the package was from. I appeased to the gentleman’s good heart by telling him that…
I oscillate between being really proactive… and a total procrastinator. Sometimes I’m really on my game and prepared for an event … and other times I’m struggling. The perfect example of this is my participation in this year’s internet cookie swap. The concept is simple. You write about food on the internet? You qualify. Make…
People often ask me what kind of a cook I am? I don’t think they are asking if I’m bossy in the kitchen. They are more often asking me to define the general type of “cuisine” I conjure up and then subsequently push on guests and frequently give away. I’m rather hesitant to define myself…
Good things happened yesterday and less good things happened as well. The good things were delivering hot sauce to friends, walks in the “country”, reading on a bench in the sun … and making this dessert (and eating it for dinner). The less good things? I think my allergies are back. My throat is itchy,…
