Chicken, Olive, Orange, and Rye Bread Tray Bake
Really Really Good. And So Easy! Tray bake, sheet pan meal, single pan dinner. Whatever you call them, if you cook, you probably have at least a couple of these easy meals on standby for when you’re short on time and energy, or just don’t feel like spending much time in the kitchen. I’ve been […]
Easy Black Tahini Rolls
Sweet – But Not Too Sweet. They’re Perfect. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never made anything with black sesame tahini .* Knowing how much I love regular tahini, but also knowing how I frequently use black sesame seeds * in my cooking, I had to buy a jar and test it out. Black […]
Roasted Strawberry and Pistachio Cobbler
With a Little Help, Off-Season Berries Become Showstoppers! When I think of cobbler, I normally think of summer fruits – peaches, plums, etc. But when I ran into a sale on strawberries, I bought 4 pounds, and decided a cobbler was in order. I also knew these berries would need some help. Local strawberries that […]
Dried Cherry, Clementine, and Black Sesame Cake
Deceptively Simple, But Wow! Who doesn’t love a loaf cake? Whether it’s banana bread, a lemon drizzle cake, etc., I find them to be irresistible. There’s just something about a loaf cake that feels homey and comforting. I’d been thinking about making one with dried tart cherries * for awhile and decided to add them […]
Olive Oil Cake with Cherries and Cacao Nibs
A Super Easy One-Bowl Cake That Delivers Big Time! I love a good olive oil cake and have made quite a few – some much better than others. I made one from a recipe online a few weeks ago that I thought had great potential, but it didn’t pan out. I decided it was time […]
Pistachio Frangipane Croissants
One of the Best Things I’ve Ever Made! I’ve been making David Lebovitz’s recipe for almond croissants for years. It was a revelation for me to learn from him that these are normally made in France using day old croissants. I simply buy a dozen croissants, usually the inexpensive ones from Costco, and let them […]
Roasted Plums with Orange and Sumac
Roasting the Plums Turns Them Into a Mouthwatering Topping. This seems to have been my Summer of Plums. Well, and cantaloupes, but we’ll get to that another time. I’ve had such good luck with many different types of fantastic plums and pluots that I’ve been eating them in all sorts of ways. I already posted […]
Plum Brown Butter Cobbler
Plums in a Cobbler? Oh, Yes! Fruit cobblers can be made so many different ways and most of those will be good. For instance, when I grew up my mother only made cobblers with pie crust and I will always love that type, while I find that a biscuit topped cobbler is only good straight […]
Creamy Warm Applesauce
Warm Applesauce? In Summer? You Bet! Last fall, when I moved from Florida to Pennsylvania, one of the most eagerly anticipated changes in my life was going to be the selection of farmers’ markets available in my new home state. As spring has turned to summer I’ve been discovering new markets and I swear I’m […]
Strawberry and Rhubarb Streusel Pie
It’s Definitely Spring When Rhubarb Shows Up At The Market. I had been wanting a strawberry rhubarb pie for quite awhile and when rhubarb finally showed up at my market I knew that Spring had arrived and I jumped on it. Got home and went right to work on a pie. Well, that first attempt […]