Strawberry and rhubarb season has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reminisce about this Peanutbuttermilk favorite combination! This quick and easy dessert (Gourmet, April 2007) is a cross between a cobbler and a cake: The gooey, sweet and tart fruit mixture is topped with a buttery, moist vanilla cake. Scooped up warm [...]
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Iced Apple Coffee Cake
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Desserts, Farmers Markets, Fruits and Vegetables, Recipes, tagged apples, Baking, Breakfast, coffee cake, dessert, Eastern Market, farmers market, fruit, Recipes on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I haven’t made it out to pick apples this fall, but I did recently endeavor to do the next best thing: picking apples from among the mounds of varieties in wooden crates that line the tents just outside the Eastern Market on weekends. The apples — Gala, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, and Fuji – are trucked in [...]
Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Cake
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Recipes, tagged butter, buttermilk, buttermilk chocolate chip cake, cake, chocolate chips, dessert, loaf pan, pound cake on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Buttermilk is one of those ingredients that I usually cook with in streaks: It’s sold in quart or half gallon sizes at the grocery store but I usually end up only needing a little bit to add tang or richness to a particular dish, meaning lots leftover for something else. After playing with buttermilk for [...]
Spontaneous Bake: Sticky Biscuits
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Desserts, tagged Baking, Breakfast, cinnamon, dessert, pecans, raisins, sticky biscuits on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I first made these back in January, and tonight I was craving them again. They are as fabulous as I remember them — sweet, sticky oatmeal-pecan-raisin rolls. Nothing like a little weeknight “baking therapy” at the spur of the moment! These hit the sweet spot. Yum.
Haute Chocolate
Posted in Desserts, tagged candy, chicago, chocolate, dessert, haute chocolate, new york city, truffles, Vosges on September 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I love hot chocolate — and generally all types of chocolate. But “haute” chocolate? What’s so special about the expensive, designer stuff that draws people to shell out several dollars for a single truffle, let alone a small square brick of “plain”? I guess I’m still a rookie chocolate connoisseur trying to find out.
This small [...]
Billy’s Bakery in Chelsea
Posted in Desserts, tagged billy's bakery, chelsea, coconut, cupcakes, dessert, New York, new york city on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
And the winner is….. Billy’s Bakery ! Of all the cupcakes I tried during my year in New York City, Billy’s (184 Ninth Ave) are my favorite — particularly their fluffy coconut variety seen here. Their cake has the perfect balance of moisture and crumbliness. The inventive frostings and flavor combinations are rich and creamy [...]
Blueberry Streusel Cake
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Fruits and Vegetables, Recipes, tagged blueberries, cake, dessert, fruit, streusel on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my fondest summer memories is picking wild blueberries on a remote island in Lake Kakabiketchiwan in Ontario, Canada, where my family has a small rustic shoreside cabin. (I can still hear my mom scolding me for eating more than I was putting in the bucket!)
The berries in this treat are not the tiny, [...]
