This is part of my March 2022 TU story. Read it all here. Would it be strange to pack a crepe pan among the twin sheets and towels bound for the dorm? I have never known a child or adult to not adore crepes, and knowing how to make them […]
Sweets + Desserts
Peanut Butter Bread With Salted Chocolate Ganache
Part of my Tines Union story, February 2022. See it here, or read below. Weekends call for a pan filled with a homemade something, a well-deserved treat for the week, a job well done. Enter the peanut butter loaf cake. Easy to make, filled with simple ingredients and flavors that […]
Blueberry Crumble Muffins
Here’s another recipe that was part of my January story, all about keeping teenagers from ordering too much take out. Read the whole column here. And, here’s the rest of the recipes: Middle Eastern Spiced Steak Wraps and Cous Cous Salad with Pickled Onions. Elliot, and everyone in our house, […]
Boozy Chocolate Coffee
A sweet, caffeinated drink for a holiday morning! Use whatever booze you like, or have on hand. Part of my December Times Union story. Read it over here.
Pistachio + Cranberry Bread
This recipe goes along with my December Times Union column. Read the story here, about trading time together for the usual holiday gifts.
Cocoa Spice Pumpkin Pie
From my November 2021 Times Union story, Thanksgiving Traditions and the Foods to Match. The pie I’ll make this year is a shake up of old traditions. Everyone in our house loves pumpkin pie, and it must be part of the dessert table, but why not change it up? In […]
Thanksgiving Traditions, and the Foods to Match
Here’s my Times Union column for November. Read it here, or see below. The recipes to go along with it are Cocoa Spice Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Sweet Potato Soup and Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Crispy Capers. Thanksgiving, we know, is a holiday made of food and family and doing […]
Spiced Apple Bundt Cake with Bourbon Brown Butter Frosting
Here is a cake. A simple, fall-flavored cake. There are always apples knocking around in our crisper, the sad apples that are bruised or a little soft that no one wants to eat. I am their savior, and use them in cakes, which is much preferable to the compost. If […]
Apple Pie Sundaes
Strawberry Galette with Cornmeal Cookie Crust
I wrote this recipe to go along with a Times Union story, all about hard conversations with family at the dinner table. Read it here (the TU site) or here (mine). It goes with recipes for Beet Tabbouleh with Feta Cheese and Quinoa, and Rice and Beans with Crispy Green […]