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Kumquat Coconut Cupcakes And A Giveaway
***Update 5/24/2010: Congratulations to Barbara for winning a year’s subscription to Australian Gourmet Traveller! And thank you to everyone who shared your wonderful, amazing stories of personal...
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is what happens when you get a food craving so bad that drives you to the stove instead of a store. As I headed out for lunch last week at a nearby deli, I started thinking about the 5-inch...
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Let’s Lunch: Summer Berry Granita & Roasted White Peaches
I finally have a recipe to share with you, courtesy of my lunch buddies on Twitter who’ve chosen chilled desserts for our August lunch date. It’s been a while since our last rendezvous and with the...
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Rosemary Yogurt Cake With Lavender Glaze
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reflecting in the past week. The International Food Bloggers’ Conference (IFBC) happened in Seattle two weekends ago, and the recaps coming out of it, apart from...
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The Season For Giving
As I typed the title of this post, it struck me that it could just as well be called “The Season (for) Forgiving” and would be equally apt, considering the usual stresses/regrets/insecurities/excesses...
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Zest Bakery & Gluten-free Grapefruit Bars
An amazing, and encouraging, trait of American culture is its support of entrepreneurs. If you have an idea, a passion or a dream, the odds are pretty good that you’ll get a chance to realize them, no...
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Bomboloni + Meyer Lemon Curd
I had dinner with a group of inspiring women yesterday, at this renowned restaurant. I could go on and on about the food, the service and the ambience, but suffice to say that it was magical and...
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Blood Orange & Mandarinquat Galette
I honestly believe God gave us fresh fruits and Saturdays so that we could bake. I’ve had a baking craving for weeks, but never got round to it until last weekend. That I craved to bake at all was...
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Back Home // Rhubarb & Fennel Crumble
I never thought I’d say this, but two weeks away from home is actually a pretty long time! In that period, our tomato seedlings have grown by three inches, the dahlia and ranunculus bulbs have shot...
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Saint Benoit Yogurt
Benoît de Korsak, Saint Benoit Yogurt The first time I saw a jar of Saint Benoît Yogurt on the shelves, I knew I had to try it. I’d never heard of the brand, let alone taste the product, but I was on a...
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Frog Hollow Farm & A Cherry Frangipane Tart
Farmer Al Courchesne and his daughter, Millie (left); Freshly-picked Rainier Cherries (right) Immediately beneath the baby blue stenciled characters spelling out ‘Frog Hollow Farm‘ on each box of the...
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Bourbon Caramel Peach Pie
Apart from its excruciating heat, Summer is all about stone fruits for us. Donut peaches, plums and nectarines don’t last long in our fruit bowl because I’m addicted to their sweetness and the reverie...
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Peach Tart With Pistachio Streusel & Mascarpone
I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time seeking inspiration these days. Books, blogs, magazines, Instagram, Twitter – anything and everything that exposes me to new ways of seeing things and...
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Fig Torte & A Paper Lovely Giveaway
**This giveaway is now closed, and a winner has been selected. Thanks to everyone who participated!!** If there’s anything better than summer, it’s late summer when fig season begins. I have a serious...
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Django Reinhardt // Pear Frangipane Tart
I thoroughly enjoyed Midnight In Paris. Apart from being set in Paris, of all places, I loved the script, the costumes and the plot, and how sentimentalism – a potentially heavy and tired subject –...
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