Apricot cake might be my newest favorite dessert. I’m a dessert person for sure. I will almost always get dessert in a restaurant. Much to my husband’s dismay. But I will almost always pick desserts with chocolate or caramel or nuts over fruit. Don’t get me wrong — I like fruit desserts, especially in the summer. [...]
An easy peach and apricot jam recipe? Yes, please! I love jam. At any given time, I probably have 5 jars in my fridge, and an unopened one or two jars in my pantry. My favorite is apricot, hands down. In the summer, I sometimes go overboard with fruit. Especially peaches and apricots. You can’t [...]
When I was younger, my grandpa made the best banana bread. He always put tons of walnuts in it, because he knew I loved nuts. It was one of my favorite things he made. These days, I make banana bread when I have a few bananas that are past their prime. Doesn’t everyone do that? [...]
My favorite part of summer is fresh produce. Especially fruit. A raspberry peach galette can definitely make up for the heat and humidity. I am a sweet person for sure, and while I love cake, I will almost always choose pie if given an option. And fruit pies with good in-season fruit are the best. [...]
This Atlantic beach pie recipe is not mine. I didn’t make it up, and I didn’t change the recipe in any way. There are a few tips in this post, but the recipe came from Bill Smith in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The reason I’m sharing it with you is that it’s one of my [...]
Yes. Bananas, butter, brown sugar. With the addition of rum, cinnamon, and a pinch of coarse sea salt. All cooked in a pan until they are golden brown, syrupy, and perfectly soft. You might think this is a dessert. And you could be right. These rum caramelized bananas definitely taste like dessert. And you could [...]
I’ve tried to improve on a lot of skills this past year, many of them food-related. I’ve always loved baking, but I’ve mostly made simple things like brownies or cookies that require one bowl and little cleanup. So I wanted to take on more complicated baking projects. It started with a key lime layer cake [...]
A fragrant Meyer lemon marmalade is the perfect spring condiment for scones, biscuits, or yogurt. I love jam, and always have several in my fridge, and a few in the pantry. I also like to make my own and since I came into some Meyer lemons recently, some marmalade seemed like a good idea. If [...]
Is chocolate granita better than ice cream? If you’ve ever made homemade ice cream, you know it’s a hassle. It’s delicious, yes. Better than store bought, yes. A fun project? The first time, sure. But you need an ice cream maker. You need to prepare in advance, and then you need room in your freezer. [...]
Years ago, I worked in a bakery that made the best chocolate buttermilk scones. They were tender and crunchy and craggy. The buttermilk gave them a tangy flavor that in my mind is better than heavy cream. And chocolate? Yes, please. In addition to chocolate, I’m a big fan of citrus flavors, so orange chocolate [...]
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