Thanksgiving is but a week away, and America’s favorite pie is likely going to frequent many a dessert table–and for good reason! Crisp apples are plentiful all over the country this time of year, and baking them into a yummy, flaky crust is one of the most delectable ways to consume them. Because I’m typically …
Why settle for regular banana bread when you can make a dessert that’s 100x more decadent – like this marbled banana bread (cake)? We pretty much always have bananas in our household. Besides being a great healthy breakfast, snack, or working lunch, you don’t have to worry about bananas going bad, because there’s always something …
Have you ever heard of millionaire bars? If not, I’m sure you’ve heard of Twix bars. You know, the ooey gooey candy bars filled with chocolate and caramel that we know is bad for us but is so sinfully delicious anyway? Well, NO NEED TO SIN ANYMORE, folks! These tahini “millionaire” bars give you all …
I’ve come to learn that figs are a controversial fruit. A lot of people don’t like them! Or at least they make a look of disgust when they hear the word. Maybe it’s because the fleeting fig season opens the door to the fruit being dried and packaged to be sold year-round and become oft-associated …
It’s officially the dog days of summer, and where I live, temperatures are reaching well into the nineties. The exuberance and energy of early summer has been replaced with lethargy and thoughts of cooler mornings. Although I love summer and the long days that come with it, I always start getting the autumn itch around …
When I make baked goods like banana bread, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, etc, I always have an internal debate with myself: is this bread or is it a cake? My boyfriend always says, “I’m gonna have a slice of cake,” and I grumble exasperatedly, “It’s not cake, it’s bread!” Is it bread, though? Or is …
When I think of dessert for Fourth of July, I groan with the dread of baking in a hot kitchen while I just want to relax outside in the sunshine with my fam. I’m also generally very partial to making desserts as simple as possible. That’s precisely why, when I saw this recipe for stracciatella …
It doesn’t happen often, but every once in awhile I really crave pudding. And not the little Jello-O pudding cups, but real, homemade vanilla pudding. When the craving hits, I need pudding and there’s nothing else that could fill that need. The best way to make homemade vanilla pudding is with real vanilla bean and …
Picture yourself in a Parisian apartment on a dewy morning in May. The trees are blossoming, the air smells of fresh rain, and you’re gazing out the window of your Juliet balcony at the glossy streets of Paris. That, at least, is the visual I come up with when I take a bite of this …
I never thought I was really a fan of upside-down cakes, but since I’ve tried this version with the classic strawberry-rhubarb combo, you can consider me fully converted. This cake is so moist and fluffy, while the rhubarb gives it the perfect amount of tanginess. Although I do love most cakes, I’m not really a …