I always start to go a little zucchini-crazy this time of year. Last year around this time, I made an outstanding Zucchini and Ricotta Galette and a Chocolate Zucchini Cake, then finished the summer with Zucchini Cornbread. Did I need another zucchini recipe on this blog? Absolutely. I may be an experienced zucchini-baker, but this is… Read More Zucchini Olive Oil Cake
Please excuse my absence from blogging – I know, two weeks away is a long time, but I did have a darn good excuse. I spent an extended Memorial Day Weekend with some good friends in Napa, eating and drinking my way through California wine country. The Napa/Sonoma area is now officially my favorite part… Read More Napa and Sonoma + Bing Cherry and Almond Tart
This month there has been lots and lots of baking in my life. I just returned from a weekend at King Arthur Flour in Vermont, where I took a class with the amazing and talented Gesine Bullock-Prado. She recently published a new cookbook called Pie It Forward, which is all about pies, tarts, galettes, and other delicious… Read More Almond Cornmeal Biscotti
I have a love-hate relationship with celebration cakes. You know what I’m talking about – those tall, multi-layered, gorgeous, frosting-covered works of art that are meticulously decorated and, if all is right in the world, elicit a chorus of oohs and aahs from the crowd. I love making them, I do; but I don’t have a… Read More Devil’s Food White-Out Cake
Last week was a pretty good week for me – my last post, Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies, got some nice press from Foodbuzz, resulting in a huge boost in readership. I’m so happy everyone liked that recipe, and I encourage all of you to try it because those cookies were so darn good! Looking through… Read More Roasted Chicken with Artichoke Panzanella