This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Heather, winner of the recipe journal, and thank you to Kristin and Chris Ann at LoveFeast Table for sponsoring the giveaway. A quick scroll through my baking posts shows a proclivity toward cakes, but at holiday time, even a cake baker like me has to have a favorite… Continue Reading
Whole Wheat Pumpkin-Pear Cake with Ginger-Cream Cheese Frosting
The Hodgson Mill “Have a Grain Holiday” giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Manda, who won the prize pack! This is a more healthful cake than my usual, being a whole grain baked good and all, flavored with pumpkin and loaded with pear slices. Whole grains! Fruit! Vegetables! However, I couldn’t help but top it… Continue Reading
Maple-Carrot Puree with Pomegranate and Walnuts
This is probably not the best way to introduce a dish that really is worth making, but I have a problem with that filter, so here goes: The first time I made this, I bit into the carrot puree and thought, “Oh, congratulations. You made maple-carrot baby food.” Then I started wondering if babies could… Continue Reading
Quick Giveaway: 2 Tickets to Anthony Bourdain in Boston on Friday, November 16
It’s a pretty quick turn-around, this giveaway is, but an exciting one. I wish I could win, in fact. Boston Chef Wheeler del Torro of Kitchn Table, known around the world for his pop-up dining events and the author of The Vegan Scoop and the forthcoming (fall 2013) The Secret Language of Food, was generous enough to offer 2… Continue Reading
Apple-Caramel Eggnog Coffee Cake and a Giveaway from HP Hood
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Angie who tweeted her winning entry. Eggnog season is historically a bit of a problem for me. A problem of indulgence. There is eggnog French toast, there are eggnog-hazelnut cupcakes, there are my friend Artie’s amazing eggnog cookies. There is eggnog, straight up. There is eggnog, spiked. And then,… Continue Reading