Recipes

Yes, this recipe sounds familiar (because we made the muffin version together a few weeks back, remember?)… but THIS. THIS. This is a cake (way more fun than a muffin) and it’s slathered with cream cheese frosting, so it’s a total muffin makeover.  (I often wonder how many things cream …

I stumbled upon this recipe in the Wall Street Journal one morning while in professional mode- reading articles about mergers and acquisitions and takeovers and other riveting topics.  I must have ‘accidentally’ clicked on the food section and a picture of a cake sprinkled with pomegranate seeds slapped me out …

For those of you who also wish that you could take a relaxing bath in a tub full of creme brûlée, this recipe is for you. I have extolled the virtues of creme brûlée before.  So you know I’m a bit head over heels for it (see the maple version, …

There’s something about lemon that just reeks of spring- kind of like how pumpkin pie smells like “you’re going to freeze your ass off, any day now, my friend”. So with spring in the air, the lemon cake makes an appearance.  And not just any lemon cake.  Nope.  This one …

It’s fun to cheat sometimes, isn’t it?  (Except in marriages, I suppose.  Or as a med student taking an exam in a really important course that might matter one day- like, say, the one called “How To Not Kill People”.) But when it comes to baking, cheating has low stakes. …

Don’t tell me you’re unaware of the pleasures of cardamom.  Surely you’ve familiarized yourself with the uniquely spicy-sweet spice? Don’t think that just because you’ve had it in a curry dish or a spiced lamb hand pie (mmmm, yes, please) that it won’t get along with sugar in a Bundt …

I flashed back in time and pulled out the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (you know the one- the one with the red and white gingham-checked cover), and realized that I have been spending way too much time online and not in the 1950s where I think things were probably …

Take a deep breath, and get ready. Fry up some oil, baker-friend, ’cause these fritters ain’t gonna fry themselves up into the sinful oblivion known as your New Favorite Dessert. I made these for The Husband’s birthday because a) I had already made almost every kind of lemon recipe in …

I’m starting to lose my mind. (If The Husband weren’t away for work in London right now, he’d question my decision to use the word ‘starting’.  I’d laugh, pretend to be wounded, and then absolutely agree with him.  I have conversations with people all the time when they’re not in the …

Every now and then I get my act in gear when it comes to baking with the season.  Usually my timing is off by a month- so it’s highly unusual and impressive that I’m getting this St. Patrick’s Day dessert to you in time for you to bake it, eat …