Category: Baked Goods and Desserts

...This trifle (which was inspired by a query from my friend Rebecca, who was looking for a tropical themed dessert to take to an outdoor production of the Tempest) is a variation on my family's …

It's rare to see loquats in the market -- the bruise extraordinarily easily - but if you're lucky enough to have a tree (or a neighbor with a tree, or a friend with a tree) …

Mother's Day is on my mind this week. I am replete with motherhood. My bel If some of you are less <del datetime="2012-05-10T18:32:13+00:00">lazy</del> <em>encumbered</em> than I am, this blueberry cornmeal cake would be an excellent treat …

My personal favorite take on a bunny cake (or a birthday cake, or a Sunday afternoon for no reason layer cake) is an orange layer cake with orange buttercream frosting. I love chocolate cake, …

I'm a big believer in a decent breakfast. If I don't eat one, I'm climbing the walls and eating whatever I've packed for lunch at 10 am. The Nuni gets to eat at preschool, …

... OK, I am a sucker forchewy homemade chocolate chip cookies. And nothing quite hits the spot in the fall better than my friend Kas's molasses cookies. And these yeasted butter and sugar …

...Panforte, a specialty of Siena, a hill town near Florence, dates back to the middle ages, when it was paid as a tax to monks and nuns, and was reportedly carried by Crusaders on the …