Light and crunchy, these grapefruit meringues have all the sweetness of a ruby red grapefruit without its bitter edge. They taste spectacular on their own or as crisp accompaniment to a bowl of ice cream or fresh berries and cream.
A friend once told me that the best time to plant fruit trees is 10 years ago. This simple wisdom has stuck with me ever since….
The strong coffee flavor and understated sweetness of these glittering Espresso Star Cookies just might make you spontaneously bust out tap dancing.
If you like to watch the Academy Awards in style, you’re in luck! I’ve teamed up with a group of bloggers again this year to help you host an award-worthy Oscars party that features recipes inspired by 2016’s Best Picture-nominated films….
The taste of sweet vanilla — which so often features only as a background flavor — shines in these Simple Vanilla Cookies. Not only are they quick and easy to make, they can be prepared with minimal mess.
I recently started baking once a week with Eliza’s fifth grade class. This has challenged me to come up with simple recipes that can be prepared in less than an hour with minimal mess….
Gingerbread-Raspberry Sandwich Cookies combine two distinct, delicious flavors: spicy gingerbread cookies and tart raspberry filling.
When I asked my daughter Eliza if she had any great holiday cookie ideas this year, without any hesitation, she suggested a novel idea I never would have come up with on my own: Gingerbread-Raspberry Sandwich Cookies. I shouldn’t have been surprised; last summer, she’d asked me to make are a raspberry gingerbread cake, and the combination was spectacular….
These simple-to-make Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies turn out perfectly every single time!
I spent Mother’s Day weekend sick with a massive headache and violent stomach bug. I’m not feeling sorry for myself, though. While I slept all day Saturday (leaving my bed only to, well, I’m sure you can guess), my family, in addition to keeping quiet and letting me rest, did so with a philanthropic spirit….
Bright lemon flavor shines against the subtle resinous backdrop of rosemary-pine nut shortbread in these Meyer Lemon Bars.
One year ago, while I was coveting the fruit on my neighbors’ citrus trees, I never dreamed that the small Meyer lemon tree we planted in our front yard would crank out so many lemons in such a short time. …
Full of sweet banana flavor and bursts of deep, rich chocolate, these Banana-Chocolate Blondies take this great flavor combination to new heights. Penuche frosting and a drizzle of chocolate add tempting, extraordinary flair to these tasty little bars.
My husband’s sister sent him a text the other day: “Tell Suzanne I made banana blondies with penuche frosting yesterday. It came to me like a dream.” I’ve often heard her talk about trying to replicate her mom’s penuche frosting — also called brown sugar or caramel frosting — but since she never liked the spice cake that her mom always frosted with it, she’s been casting about for the perfect medium for this ambrosia. …
