I’ve decided that everything extra that I have in my fridge is going into ice cream. I don’t care if my ice creams have long names–I like a good combination. Screw simplicity. This one comes from a taste memory that goes a way back. It turns out, I actually went to boarding school. Remind me…
why i love baking, or, daring bakers puff the pastry
Why do I love to bake? I love to bake because the process simultaneously works with absolute truth and mystery. I like that it is so hard, but that there is a path to making it work. And the path is set out. The alchemy has been described and written out for me, but it…
nectarine buttermilk cake with lemon verbena sugar
I had a funny day yesterday. I know that funny is not a good word to describe anything, it might as well be interesting, or nice, and you’d have equally no idea what I was trying to get at. But in reflecting on it, that’s all I’ve got. I’ll try to explain. Yesterday was a…
plum coffee cake
Yesterday, it was dry and beautiful, and Molly and Aurel invited us over to dinner with their various visiting families. I bought perfect plums at the market with the intention of making something sweet and plummy for desert. The first part of the afternoon was spent just admiring the plums. In the end I decided…
dessert
Okay, get ready for an opinion here- I think I’m finally ready to weigh in on this one… I think that it’s totally fine to use dessert as a bribe. You still with me here? See, the thing is- I try my hardest to be really low key about food with the girls. I feel…
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