The arrival of Spring means lots more sunshine. I can think of no better way to celebrate this sunny time than with a light lemony cake. Below is a recipe for a sunny, slightly sweet cornmeal cake. This recipe is adapted from one that was published in the April 2009 issue of Bon Appétit magazine. [...]
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Crepes with Kefir Cheese and Chai-Scented Pears
Mmmmmmm, bacteria. Of course, without it, we wouldn’t have one of life’s most perfect foods: cheese (as my brother-in-law can attest). One of these days, I’ll learn how to make it (anyone ever been to classes at the Cheese School of San Francisco?). Kefir cheese is made with a very particular, mysterious bacteria that grows [...]
Christmas Cookies: Russian Tea
One word: BUH-duh. What else do you think makes cookies taste so good? These tried-and-true favorites have been a Christmas staple in my family for decades. I don’t cut out cookies, remember? So these chill-and-roll treats are a good choice when the season calls for some emergency baking. (Like, perhaps, at 10:00 p.m. on the [...]
Earl Grey Crème Brûlée
It’s kind of fun to say, right? It rhymes! I’d like to think that the food I cook at home is reasonably healthy. I mostly use olive oil, lean-ish cuts of meat, and healthy portions of vegetables, but I won’t shy away from small amounts of butter or a dash of half and half here [...]
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Yuzu-Lemon Thyme Gelée
Thanks to this blog, I now have more than a dozen cups of panna cotta in my fridge. Depending on how you look at it, this is either a good or a bad thing. Typically, a plethora of dessert makes me happy. Unfortunately, the test batches in the refrigerator range from “great!” to “um, what [...]
Sugar Free Pie! (technically speaking)
As a kid, I doused my pancakes and waffles in what can only be described as maple-ish syrup. You know, Mrs. Butterworth, Log Cabin Lite, etc. No shame in that. I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “real” maple syrup until I landed in New Hampshire for college. When we’d go out [...]
Retro Cooking: Cranberry Jell-O Mold
We all have memories growing up with traditional dishes our grandmothers and moms made. Every holiday my grandmother would make homemade matzo-ball soup, cabbage rolls stuffed with meat and rice, noodle kugel, brisket, thinly sliced potatoes baked with onions until brown & crispy, apple & peach sauce and of course more! Recently I’ve been trying [...]