In praise of: vintage mixing bowls.
For Christmas, my grandmother gave me a treasure, truly: her set of painted Pyrex mixing bowls. They’d been in her kitchen since forever and are thoroughly loved and well used. I’ve been seeking a set of …
Category: Breads, muffins, scones
Orange chocolate chip muffins.
I’ll be baking these orange chocolate chip muffins for breakfast during the holidays!
Stunning orange-almond tart.
Having company for dinner on Saturday night gave me the perfect excuse to fuss. Except I didn’t. Let me explain: I love the planning and execution of making a great meal in equal measure. I love …
Savory cookies.
I have a professional crush on Dorie Greenspan, I’ll admit it—and not because her hair is cuter and even shorter than mine. Her feature in the November issue of Food and Wine, The Cookie Canapé, is …
A family of cooks.
I come from a long line of cooks. My paternal grandmother was a confident home cook known for pies and comfort food; my maternal grandmother still preserves summer produce and has taught me about canning, pie …
House favorite: Donut muffins.
Say it with me: Donut muffins. Donut. Muffins. DONUTMUFFINS! Get the recipe on the blog.
Summer fruit shortcakes.
Where is it written that a girl can’t bake her own birthday cake? And who says it has to be a quote-unquote cake at all, really? Why not shortcakes, topped with luscious summer fruit? Absolutely. And …
Peanut butter and jam thumbprint cookies.
I volunteered to bring cookies—lots of them—to Grandma’s 90th birthday fête this weekend. I had in mind to bake old-fashioned kinds of cookies; nothing too swishy, but rather the types of cookies she might have made …
Cute little strawberry pies.
While strawberries are in season—and this may be the last week I find them at farmers’ markets here in Southwest Ohio—this is a great way to use them. Make cute little hand-held strawberry pies. This recipe …
