I actually feel a little guilty for sharing this recipe with you. Let me step back for a minute. Candy isn’t something I’ve made much on this site. I did, of course, make Florentines – a candy-like cookie, but still technically candy. As I mentioned in the Florentines post, candy can be a little intimidating – sugar… Read More Spicy Brittle
As you’ve probably noticed at this point (or can quickly figure out if you go to the Recipe Archive), I like to bake. In fact, I like to bake a lot. There is something inherently beautiful about giving life to a sweet confection. But every so often, I meet someone – often a man – who insists… Read More Fresh Fruit Tart
My mother may stage an intervention – so many dessert posts lately! I might as well call it the Making You Fat for Bathing Suit Season streak of dessert posts. And here I am, trying to eat healthy and lose that vacation weight I gained from eating at places like the French Laundry. Well, fear… Read More Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I realize it has been far too long since my last post. I’ve been out of the kitchen traveling – Las Vegas, San Francisco, Sonoma. It was an amazing 11 days away, that included a very special birthday dinner at the French Laundry. It was by far the most expensive and extravagant meal I’ve ever treated myself… Read More Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake
This post should be a crowd pleaser. No matter who you are, where you come from, no matter how healthy or unhealthy your eating habits might be, you like chocolate chip cookies. There are, of course, a million recipes out there for these cookies. Some use chocolate chips, others uses chocolate chunks. Some are chewy, some are… Read More Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Jacques Torres Style