When life gives you lemons, rejoice and start baking! I’m on a citrus roll lately, partly because the streets of Albany sometimes seem like a lemon grove, but mostly because this succulent fruit gives food a tangy kick that makes you want to pay attention to every tart, sometimes puckery bite….
Unable to contain their enthusiasm for our trip to Disneyland last weekend, my daughters tried to pack days in advance. …
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Lemon and raspberry’s flavors play off one another in these moist, tangy lemon-raspberry muffins.
We spent most of last weekend digging and planting in our front yard. Bit by bit, we’ve been filling in the bare dirt left behind when we removed truckloads of juniper bushes. …
My 15-year-old niece and I baked like maniacs during her recent visit from New Mexico for spring break. On her second day at our house, she asked when we could start baking; I handed her a pad of paper and told her to make a list of ideas to try….
I‘ve never liked juniper. These prickly shrubs always seem to take over the yards where they grow, edging out other plants with more distinctive or colorful foliage. …
Warm, tender pull-apart bread oozing with caramelized cardamom-clove brown sugar makes Cardamom-Clove Monkey Bread pure comfort food.
Years ago, my daughter Eliza admitted that she and her friend Tarn had tried to eat the lemon verbena soap by the sink at our friends’ house. It was hard to keep a straight face while she explained their resulting disappointment. The girls just didn’t understand how something that smelled so good could taste so awful….
Add festive flair to any event with this bright and bold Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired Poppy Cake. While it looks quite elaborate, it doesn’t require any special equipment to make.
Tessa’s birthday parties always involve flowers, so it didn’t surprise me when she and her friend Sabrina decided to have a joint Georgia O’Keeffe-themed party this year. …
Long ago, I gave up on pie and tart recipes that require prebaked crusts. Tricks like using pie weights or allowing the crust to rest before baking just never worked for me. …
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