A chick with a whisk and a couple bricks of butter
Every season I look forward to the collaboration that Annie, Rebecca and Ruth from What Annie's Eating and Square Meal Round Table put together for fellow food bloggers and Instagrammers, all focussed on seasonal produce. This winter, we're brightening these cold days with grapefruit! These grapefruit donuts have a subtle brightness from the citrus and … Continue reading Grapefruit Donuts
When I went to Marrakech, I was converted to dates. I had never completely signed on as a fan, but when you try things at the source, you typically get what the hype is about. The hype reached another level when I had dinner on the rooftop of Nomad, overlooking the spice souk and watching … Continue reading Bourbon Date Cake
I was looking back on my pie repertoire the other day and came across the Salty Honey Custard Pie - sweet, salty and a little bit weird, it's everything I love in dessert. But now it's winter and I think we're looking for something a bit... toastier. Enter sweet, sweet maple syrup - essentially a 1 for … Continue reading Salted Maple Pie
As we all know I am a brown butter enthusiast. I basically don't make cookies anymore without browning butter and I am all about adding it to pies and tarts. I had never thought about using it in a cake, but for these bundt cakes I thought I would try an experiment and see how … Continue reading Brown Butter Gingerbread Bundt Cakes
I always love the seasonal collaborations that Annie of @whatannieseating and Rebecca and Ruth of @squaremealroundtable put together, and this was no exception. For fall, cranberries were the star ingredient, and I decided to go with a dessert that's a bit simpler, but no less delicious - cookies. With Thanksgiving coming up south of the … Continue reading Dark Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Cookies
Last weekend I went to Andrew's Scenic Acres and among all the apples and gourds, I was thrilled to find freezers full of farm frozen summer fruit, including currants. I had seen apples mixed with berries in pie before and thought that red currants would cut through a typical warm apple pie with their acidity. … Continue reading Red Currant Apple Pie
I feel like this recipe doesn't require too much explanation. Chocolate? Good. Tahini? Good. Halva? Good. All three together? Really, really good. One thing that I love about this recipe is it is insanely quick to put together and doesn't require any oven or stove. There's minimal active time which means you can be running … Continue reading Chocolate Tahini Tart with Halva
