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Baking

a dozen lemons and twelve eggs

January 31, 2012

When Meyer lemons are in season, recipes for lemon curd seem to be everywhere – in magazines, cooking shows and blogs, and every other place you can imagine. It’s citrus season and curds are a natural way to preserve the goodness. A good grapefruit curd is a treat, and satsuma and tangerine are eye-popping in [...]

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having a boule with bake together

January 23, 2012

Abby Dodge is one of the most talented bakers and cookbook writers around. Her (nine!) cookbooks are friendly and supportive companions in the kitchen, from the approachable and incredibly clever Desserts 4 Today (four ingredient desserts that taste like so much more) to The Weekend Baker, a sensational collection of recipes that harken back to [...]

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from the depths of the freezer, blueberry cardamom syrup and corny waffles

January 16, 2012

I’m pleased to report from the front lines of 2012 flavor forecasting. McCormick Spices invited me to a webinar to learn all about the new flavor profiles they’re anticipating for 2012. McCormick Test Kitchen Chef Mark Garcia developed modern flavor combinations – six different trends – with enticing names like Honoring Roots (the Korean flavors [...]

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Almost Like a Birthday

January 14, 2012

Well, what do you think? There’s been a little redecorating around here. We’ve moved the furniture around, but don’t worry, your favorite chair is still right over there. Just click on RECIPE in the top navigation and you’ll get quick links to my most popular recipes (canning, mostly) or click through to the RECIPE page [...]

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savory tarts for this, or any, time of year

December 30, 2011

We are coming to the end of party season. The time of year when we invite friends and neighbors into our homes, cook like crazy, add a little more butter, cream, bacon to our meals. I love this time of year for all the excuses there are to celebrate and I’m resolving as of today [...]

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nuts and bolts. and a cookie giveaway.

December 18, 2011

I’ve been baking for days in preparation for this weekend. Monday, I’ll take ten boxes to the post office, each filled with bubble wrap and packing peanuts (boxes and filler are all recycled from packages received) protecting cookie tins and little gifties. Bags of granola. Jars of jam. Squat pint jars for my pals who [...]

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rugelach. naughty or nice.

December 1, 2011

There are many cookies in my repetoire. Chocolate and ginger, biscotti, florentines, the sort of famous peanut butter cookies. But, rugelach I’ve made for years. It started early with my great-grandmother Agatha, who taught me to roll up rugelach for the Temple Sisterhood bake sales. It was one of those recipes I made all through [...]

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charcutepalooza. my mincemeat experience.

November 18, 2011

I had such hope for this post. Sometime back in the summer, I learned of the availability of beef suet and an idea was hatched. It became my own personal Charcutepalooza extra credit. The sweet side of meat preservation – just in time for the holidays. Real mincemeat. Sweet, savory, boozy. Intense. It’s how bits [...]

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chipotle chorizo cornbread. for thanksgiving.

November 8, 2011

For the first time in quite a few years, Dennis and I will travel for Thanksgiving. There will be no weeks of mad planning and shopping, notebooks filled with recipes and timetables, and sketches of the table settings. There will be no Dead Poultry Society meeting this year, much to the dismay of friends and [...]

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