Napa and Sonoma + Bing Cherry and Almond Tart

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

Devil’s Food White-Out Cake

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

Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Or, Chocolate Chip Cookies Revisited.  Yes, this is the third recipe for chocolate chip (or chunk) cookies I’ve posted, in about a year and a half of doing this blog.  There were Alton Brown’s Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Jacques Torres’ Chocolate Chunk Cookies, and now these.  And these – Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies, courtesy… Read More Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Meyer Lemon Cornmeal Cake

A week ago I found something at the market (or FreshDirect, which is often “the market” in New York City) I had never bought before: Meyer lemons.  Over the years I’ve had a few desserts flavored with Meyer lemons but have never used them myself.  For those of you who don’t know, Meyer lemons are a cousin of… Read More Meyer Lemon Cornmeal Cake