I’ve got another cookbook review up at Cooks&Books&Recipes, featuring a really delicious ricotta flatbread from Plum Gorgeous. The recipe is posted there – go make it with the last of the summer tomatoes and the grapes that are in season! I’m absolutely loving this book, and Larry keeps asking me to make the flatbread again [...]
Archive for: best of 2011 – Page 2
I liked these cookies a lot. Very chocolate-y, with chunks of dried cherries and dark and white chocolate. These take some planning, though, because the cookies need to refrigerate for at least six hours before baking. That’s fine with me – I think cookies benefit from some chill time anyway. I somehow ran out of [...]
This is my second round with the salty honey pie, and this time it was even better. No matter what this is going to be a cloyingly sweet pie, but the flakes of salt on top offset it a bit. The flavor is unexpected and shows off the honey. I used a local avocado honey [...]
Here’s another shortbread using up more of that wonderful lavender. This one is less fussy than the previous version, which is rolled and cut into shapes. The dough comes together in minutes and is pressed into a pan and topped with sugar. It’s really good, particularly the next day (which always seems to be the [...]
This is the second installment of Abby Dodge’s virtual Bake Together challenge. Strictly speaking, this isn’t a baked good, but I never pass up the chance to make ice cream. I originally thought I’d swap out the water for cream because I rarely make sorbet, but the thought of a clean, blueberry sorbet made me [...]
I’ve had this recipe bookmarked for over a year, but have just never gotten around to it. This season, when our neighbor and friend Assana’s lavender is gorgeous and fragrant and starting to bloom, I decided to take advantage and make a bunch of lavender dishes. I stroll a few houses down on a regular [...]
Larry had a big week – he became the president of the Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association. We’ve both been involved in our community since we bought our current house nine years ago, but Larry’s service to our city has been more involved than mine, including a seven-year stint as a Sunnyvale Planning Commissioner. [...]
I had my doubts about this tart. Orange desserts are definitely not at the top of my list. I don’t drink soda and I’ve never been crazy about Creamsicles. Plus there are a lot of steps to putting the tart together. It needs time to chill at various points in the recipe and is probably [...]
I’ve been relatively content with the Good Eats pasta dough recipe I’ve been using, but when someone suggested I try out Thomas Keller’s recipe, I was intrigued. It’s got a lot more fat than other recipes – 6 egg yolks and an egg, plus a bit of milk. Kathy and I set out to make [...]
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