by Brian | Sep 18, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
You are damn lucky to see a picture here. This cake almost did not make it into the oven. Over a few decades, I have eaten my share of batter: cookies and cakes and brownies and … Easily, very easily, this is the best batter I have ever tasted. I just wanted to eat...
by Brian | Sep 14, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes, TBT
It’s leaning into peak apple season. Here’s an idea, a very French idea, from Suzi. We published this in 2011 and return to it each fall. Brian and I miss France. Over the years, we’ve...
by Brian | Sep 12, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Beautiful? I think so, but it surely typifies “crostata.” Rustic, basic, more easily made than a latticed pie. Suzi and I go for a crostata at the end of weekend spent hiking or gardening. We always want to complete the weekend with a smashing dessert. Often our...
by Brian | Aug 25, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Really Simple, Recipes
In the summer, we take out Pie by Ken Haedrich, put it on the kitchen island, and check it out day by day. Ken has a recipe for All-Strawberry Pie calling for 4 cups of strawberries. The great thing about pie making is the flexibility of those fillings. We had a cup...
by Brian | Aug 22, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
In late summer the farmers markets can display some oddities for us. Like gooseberries. Native to Europe and Western Asia, gooseberries have a small but happy following in the United States. They are immensely popular in Great Britain and this recipe comes from the...
by Brian | Jun 28, 2017 | Dessert Digest, Recipes
Yesterday I posted a review of Chocolate Master Class. Here’s the first recipe I’m going to try: Chocolate Cream with Jelled Coffee. What is Chocolate Cream? Melted chocolate mixed with milk and cooked with egg over simmering water. Jelled Coffee? It’s espresso...
