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
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2012. I hope everyone had a great time last night, wherever you were or whatever you did. This is the first time since I moved to New York City that I was in town for New Year’s Eve (last year, if you remember, I celebrated New Year’s in Rome). I… Read More Greek New Year’s Cake (Vassilopita)
I’ve been doing this blog for almost a year now! I’ve posted 50+ times, and over the past 11 months, I’ve noticed a few trends. I try to make a variety of things – this blog doesn’t have much of a “theme,” such as being a dessert blog, or a healthy recipe blog. Instead, Pâte à… Read More Blueberry Crumb Cake
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 past weekend, Summer arrived. It’s a bit unfortunate, since Spring usually arrives before Summer. Last weekend was cold; this weekend was hot, and yesterday (Memorial Day) was hot and muggy. What happened to Spring, did we really have to completely skip it this year? Because I started blogging last November – at the start… Read More Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake