Tweet Thirty+twenty-four+twenty-four years = a lot of cake. Three birthdays, all momentous, called for copious amounts of cake this past weekend. And when I say copious I mean . . . well . . . a heck of a lot (more expletives would be involved, … Read More →
Category Archives: dessert
old fashioned doughnuts: a piece of heaven on earth.
Tweet I remember when I was a child and played on our town’s Robin’s Doughnut’s softball team. After every game, they would take us to the local haunt and we would have doughnuts. Unfortunately, my high-cholesterol-ness often prevented me from indulging in such sweets. But … Read More →
crepes with caramelized apples: morning spice with a hint of comfort.
Tweet Worshipping the sun cake has been popular for centuries. Crepes shape are not an accident, for they represent the sun god, and all that the deity entails though their round shape in ancient times. Crepe means pancake in France, and was made during spring … Read More →
brie pears with caramelized walnuts: wine, wine, wining about wine.
TweetWine is a marvelous elixar. We went on a fruit wine tasting (oh the glories of fermented fruit — though technically fruit wine is anything but grapes . . . but grapes are fruit too. Dear me, I am confused and will continue to adore … Read More →
peanut butter cookies: the little-cookie-childhood-staple.
TweetI realize that I have been lax in my descriptions of food lately. So, rather than telling you about my life in this post, I realize I should inform you about my taste buds and adoration of food. Peanuts were so appreciated by the Mayans … Read More →
white chocolate cranberry almond biscotti: another year, another round of joyous giving.
Tweet If you haven’t been able to tell already, I love Christmas. I love the smells associated with it (mellow nutmeg, sweet cinnamon, spicy cloves), the music (Carol of the Bells – reminds me of singing in the Christmas choral show of my youth), the … Read More →
apple streusel coffee cake: the perfect treat after a snowy day.
Tweet The heady smells of cinnamon, nutmeg, roasted nuts and sweet apples floating through steamy air: there is nothing better than apple coffee cake on a cold winter morn. The scent seems to instinctually remind almost all who catch a waft of home and comfort. … Read More →
ice cream (cup)cakes: birthday baking, the frozen edition.
Tweet I asked Brian what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, and he answered, individual ice cream cakes. Supposedly him and his roomies have become ice cream connoisseurs, and their freezer perpetually looks like an ice cream parlor. BBQs are the way to … Read More →
shortbread tarts with cream and fruit: baking birthdays.
Tweet I don’t bake a lot. That is pretty evident from my posts. But birthdays, mostly because of alliteration, call for baking. As I had one group of friends over, I baked for another. Tartlets are always a hit at a party – unfortunately mine … Read More →
fluffy fabulous french toast: kierkegaard’s (i would like to believe) favorite comfort dish.
Tweet I had a boring day – but I reveled in it. My days have been incredibly busy lately (not necessarily a bad thing), but I felt the urge for a slower day, one where I could meditate on certain thoughts or appreciate my meander … Read More →
stollen french toast — a blessed morning wake-up.
TweetChristmas morn. The loveliest of mornings. There is usually a gentle drizzle outside, the sweet smell of pine needles slowly grows as the Christmas lights begin to warm the banches and we all slowly roll out of bed to cup our hands around warm mugs … Read More →