My friend Val just launched a new online magazine, and I agreed to write a guest post for one of her first issues. Read about my short-lived love affair with coffee and find the recipe for this tea-steeped cream tart over at Bonbon Break. …
Fresh blueberries and strawberries layered over Earl Grey-infused cream filling make a spectacular combination in this Earl Grey Tart with Fresh Berries.
I managed to get all the way through college without acquiring a coffee habit….
This Skillet Polenta with Tomatoes and Goat Cheese recipe is simple and delicious. Top freshly-made polenta with sun-ripened tomatoes, garlic, herbs, pine nuts, and lots of cheese and roast it in your oven for a simple, delicious meal.
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Cherry juice soaks into this lemon-infused cake during baking, making it super-moist. This Cherry Upside-Down Cake looks impressive and tastes delicious.
The day before our last camping trip, I found a bag of cherries in the back of my fridge. Since they were almost past their prime, I decided I to bake with them rather than throw them in the cooler with the rest of the food for our trip….
It’s hard to go wrong with sweet peaches, handpicked blackberries, brown sugar, and lots of love. This Peach Pie with Blackberries and Ginger hits the spot.
While devouring Sarah Weeks’ mystery novel Pie, Eliza decided she wanted to bake her way through the recipes that appear at the beginning of each chapter. For me, this seemed like a great challenge to embark on with my budding reader/baker….
A couple of years ago, when Eliza asked how people made salt, my husband grabbed a pot from our kitchen, walked down the hill to his lab, and filled the pot with filtered seawater. He returned in minutes and started heating the water on our stove….
These chewy, chocolate-studded blond brownies taste like caramel. This simple recipe calls for mixing the ingredients in a saucepan on your stove.
Summer’s here. Finally. The rain has given way to sunshine, and I’m trying to spend time outdoors….
Last August I embarked on a lunch box challenge: I set out to bake bread each week of the school year for my daughter’s peanut butter and jelly sandwiches….
My husband rarely gets sick. Last week, though, he could hardly crawl out of bed. I tried not to panic and suggested that he visit the medical center….
These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies burst with super-peanutty flavor, smooth chocolate-richness, and an amazingly crunchy texture.
As I grabbed the jar of peanut butter from the grocery store shelf, Eliza asked if we could get the chunky kind instead….
