As much as I love a great cookie or bar recipe, they’re not recipes I use everyday. Definitely good to have in your back pocket, especially as a pastry chef, but not the kind of thing I want sitting around my apartment all the time. Mainly because I have no self control when it comes to… Continue reading Coconut Banana Granola
Am I the only one who’s wondering whether warmer weather is ever going to come? I have this sinking feeling that we’re going to go from May showers to December freezes and skip that whole part in the middle completely. Be that as it may, I’m baking for warmer days regardless. When the sun is… Continue reading Grapefruit Pound Cake
You may remember I recently wrote a post on how I made a Key lime pie with a Fruit Loops crust. Well, as quickly as the pie went, the Key lime juice remained. It’s been sitting, lonely and forgotten, in the back of the fridge since that pie day. While it is a food product… Continue reading Coconut Key Lime Bars
I’m taking on another Nabisco pantry staple today: Graham crackers. From childhood to fill adulthood, I have never wavered in my adoration for these sweet, crisp snacks. Somewhere between a cracker and a cookie, Graham crackers are the utilitarian gods of baking. Delicious eaten on their own, they also play the leading role in s’mores,… Continue reading From Scratch: Graham Crackers
One of my favorite things to do in baking is to recreate my grocery store favorites. It gives me a, perhaps a bit delusional, sense of satisfying my cravings in a healthier way. I’m not an idiot though. I know that given a choice between a kale salad and homemade ‘Nilla wafers, this is not… Continue reading Homemade ‘Nilla Wafers
All cookies can be categorized into one of three categories: cakey, chewy and crispy. Depending on your tastes, you may gravitate toward particular kinds of cookies that fall within your preferred category. One of the best things about chocolate chip cookies is their ability to be transformed into any and all of these three classifications.… Continue reading A New Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
So this recipe may seem a little preemptive, considering how far away the 4th of July is, but I only had red, white and blue sprinkles at my disposal when I decided to whip these up, so work with me. Obviously, you can use a more season-appropriate sprinkle mix, or sanding sugar, or leave the… Continue reading Chewy Sugar Cookies
As a pastry chef I spend my days thinking about desserts. Contemplating what makes a great dessert, envisioning how to reconceptualize a classic, and devoting a lot of my time to sourcing new and inspiring ingredients. The recipes I come up with for my day job are born of time and energy, and a sincere… Continue reading Chewy Double Chocolate Brownies
Today I’m going to share a recipe for Fruit Loop Key Lime Pie! I hope you’re as excited about that as I am, but before we get to that, a little backstory. When I was little, my mom cooked dinner every single night of the week. She’s quite a gourmet, and probably 90 percent of… Continue reading Fruity Key Lime Pie
There is nothing more magical to me than mixing up a few ingredients, popping them in the oven and watching them rise. Of all the recipes I’ve tested, none is so satisfying as the popover. Such a humble batter, and yet, up, up, up they rise. I love popovers with dinner as a substitute… Continue reading Sugar-Crusted Popovers
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