Recipe: Hearty & Healthy Apple Muffins
Could whole wheat apple muffins made without eggs, dairy, sugar, or leavening agents possibly be any good? Well, apparently these ones were memorable enough that, many years after tasting them at the ...
Could whole wheat apple muffins made without eggs, dairy, sugar, or leavening agents possibly be any good? Well, apparently these ones were memorable enough that, many years after tasting them at the ...
We were flipping through Dam Good Sweet, a new cookbook about New Orleans-style desserts, and stopped dead in our tracks when we saw this. So gorgeous! And a perfect alternative to pie for Thanksgivin...
Looking for a good Halloween sweet to bake up before Beggar's Night? Here's the famous Thomas Keller Oreos (TKO) — crunchy chocolate cookies, with a white chocolate ganache sandwiched in between...
Warning: This cake may cause a stampede. We were at a friend's party recently when out came the plate of bibingka and suddenly everyone was abuzz. It took some maneuvering to get past the mob of par...
Ever since we visited Cornwall earlier this year, we have been waiting for cooler weather to bake up our own version of the iconic pasty (pronounced PAST-ee). This week, a chill finally blew in and we...
A handful of gingersnaps, a cup of tea, and a cool fall afternoon - what could be better? These cookies are wonderfully snappy a first bite, but then melt into gingery goodness on your tongue. We neve...
An overzealous grape-buying spree at the farmers' market last weekend led to the creation of this recipe. Autumn Royal, Flame, Crimson, Cabernet Sauvignon – all sweet and tart and wonderful, but...
Although Fall is officially here, we're still trying to wrap ourselves in the long days of summer for as long as possible. This past weekend we fired up the smoker and tossed on a bag of lemons, whi...
In my last Weekend Meditation, I wrote about the inspiring adventure of making thirty-six pies for the wedding reception for two close friends. Inspiration is one thing, but the practical details a...
We're not even sure we'd risk sending this to school in our child's lunch bag, lest it get traded for an Oreo. These sweet, summery, little handheld pies we'd keep for ourselves... ...
Do ice cream sandwiches make you think of the fair? To us, they are the ultimate street food. Whether they are served from a booth at the county fair, or from the back of an ice cream truck that jus...
It's hard to resist picking up a pint of fresh berries from the farmer's market this time of year, so why try? This quick bread recipe uses just one cup of berries to make a tender loaf that's perfect...
When we were in Italy in June, we stayed at a friend's house that, as luck would have it, was down the road from a fantastically fertile wild cherry tree. Each morning we'd hike up to it and fill our ...
This month is all about escapes both big and small! Whether we're talking backyard lounging or a long mountain hike, soft pockets of pita bread are an ideal vehicle for meals that can be made ahead, s...
Can you love a waffle so much that it becomes essentially impossible to do justice to its magnificence? The first time I tried Gaufres de Liege I was in Amsterdam, where the waffles must have migrate...
Two weeks ago, we were in Italy for our summer holiday and, as you know, I spent the first week wondering the streets of Florence, just following my nose. On the last day I picked up a very generous...
This is a recipe for ye of a well-stocked pantry. However, if you go buy all of these things, I promise you will use them up on this specific recipe. I think carrot cake is the favorite dessert option...
When we think of summer desserts, visions of Victoria sponge cake tempt us into the kitchen. The Victoria sponge isn't strictly a warm weather cake, but our favorite addition of fresh strawberries mak...
Are you looking for a good picnic dessert? How about little chocolate cakes just right for packing and eating al fresco? These are from Thomas Keller, who seems to like a good picnic. First we had a f...
After getting a craving for these bars a few weeks ago, we couldn't rest until we'd found a recipe and made ourselves a big batch! If sour cream and raisins sound like a strange combination to you, ju...
A couple of weeks ago, we ate dinner at Co., a new pizza place in New York owned by Jim Lahey (he of the Sullivan Street Bakery and No-Knead Bread). There's a pie on the menu called the Popeye that co...
This recipe was born out of an understocked pantry. A small friend came over to "help" bake cookies, and while I was whipping up the dough I realized I was out of white sugar and nearly out of flour. ...
Did you know that there is an entire organization devoted to the preservation and encouragement of America's pie heritage? Did you know that they sponsor a huge national pie contest every year? This i...
Crostata is a favorite dessert of our family. It's a simple and basic but extremely flavorful dessert consumed in Italy and the region of Puglia, with the specific coastal town of Vieste being the tow...
I'm not usually one to buy a whole pineapple — where I live, pineapples are not exactly in season at the moment — but when I was writing The Greyston Bakery Cookbook, I happened to have be...