The local juicy fruit season is short here in New England. So, so short that by September, it can be difficult to believe that we were not so long ago graced with the juiciest of peaches, and cantaloupes effusing such a heady perfume that the cashier at the farm stand tells you to eat them… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Dessert
Sweet Potato-Crystallized Ginger Cookies
“You need to get off the farm,” JR implored me, upon seeing my wrinkled and somewhat food stained three-day old garb, unkempt (and quite unshowered) appearance, and worse, my lethargic mood. He was right. Not only was I lacking motivation, I was also perilously low on inspiration. And when I’m not inspired, I’m generally testy.… Continue Reading
A Favorite Holiday Cake: Apple-Cinnamon Cake for Hoarding or Giving
I feel a sense of comfort writing this post. Not like I’m wearing a favorite pair of jeans, for my hips and inherited semi-pro-football-playing-dad’s thighs have never quite been at their most comfortable in jeans, but as though a favorite friend, long missed, has come for a visit. This apple cake has served me well,… Continue Reading
Pumpkin-Maple Tiramisu
This dish graced our Thanksgiving table a few years ago in its original form as Epicurious’ Super-Simple Pumpkin Tiramisu. Man, those Epi people don’t lie. Super-simple, indeed. I’ve started doing time trials on the making of this tiramisu, and on the last round, from the time I placed my stand mixer on the counter until… Continue Reading
Ricotta Apple Cake with Cider-Maple Glaze
A fennel seed-rosemary-garlic rub for last night’s pork roast and the cake that is the subject of this post have confirmed for me that the return to fall cooking has officially begun. If the flavors of each weren’t enough of a statement that it is so, surely the desire to roast and bake, plus make… Continue Reading