It’s my third (and sadly, last) cookie recipe for Christmas Cookie Extravaganza 2013. And I saved the best for last. These cookies – simply called Jammers – are famous in the Cookie World. They are a Dorie Greenspan creation, and Dorie serves them at her cookie-centric bakery in the Lower East Side, named Beurre and… Read More Beurre and Sel Jammers
It’s now December 2013, which means I can officially kick off my third annual Holiday Cookie Extravaganza! It’s not a surprise that I start out with a new biscotti recipe. Biscotti really are one of my favorite things to bake. These are the fifth (!) biscotti recipe I’ve shared. Biscotti make a perfect light-but-satisfying dessert, and there… Read More Maple Walnut Biscotti
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday week. This is my third post in a row about pumpkin; over the past few weeks, I’ll admit that I’ve gone a little pumpkin crazy. But this recipe was one I had never seen before, and looked so brilliant that I had to… Read More Pumpkin Brioche Buns
October is my favorite month of the year. It’s around this time that the Northeast air starts to get crisp, and the smell of simmering apple cider fills the narrow walkways of the Union Square Greenmarket. On Saturday mornings, I walk through the market with a cup of warm cider, picking up apples, quince, various… Read More Creamy Baked Rigatoni with Butternut Squash + Goat Cheese
Do you believe in love at first sight? When it comes to recipes, I certainly do. Earlier this month, when Bon Appetit released its 10 Best New Restaurants in America 2012 list, a familiar face was among the honored ten: the Bakery at Cakes and Ale in Decatur, Georgia. Have I dined here? No, and… Read More Banana Peanut Butter S’mores Bars