A lot of you have been eating Quinoa and Kale Salad; Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies are your reward. We’ve been using pumpkin and/or fall squash almost every day. There is a container of yesterday’s oven roasted pumpkin in the ‘fridge for today’s brownies and ravioli. There is almost no excuse for using canned pumpkin at … Continue reading
Pumpkin Bread is a staple at Farmers’ Markets, County Fairs, and school bake sales from October through the end of December. This recipe is adapted from one Karen gave me when we were at Jordan Junior High School. The most brilliant and delicious thing about it was Penuche Icing. Today my adult sensibilities appreciate the … Continue reading
I never ask for Boston Cream Pie at a restaurant: too many moving parts – too much room for interpretation. Think I sampled someone’s someplace (to the horror of most Europeans, Americans are happy to circle plates of dessert). The BCP missed in too many ways for me to ever order it on my own. 1. … Continue reading
“First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes….” First, there are boatloads of green tomatoes in our garden – not gonna fry ’em all! Then, after making coconut milk from scratch for Thai Chicken Curry with Green Tomatoes we were left with coconut pulp. This cake was inspired the idea of using a whole coconut; what … Continue reading
I almost missed blackberry season! Our raspberry and blackberry bushes got moved and moved again during the spring and summer, so weren’t very productive. Others by which I usually chart late “summer” are on a walking route I take much less often. So, blackberries fell off the radar screen until last week when a hiking … Continue reading
Years ago (before Gus was born) a group of us started PlayGroup, a pop-up children’s boutique. Sandrine was the first (customer) at our first show, arriving before the coffee was brewed and the scones were plated. We assumed she’d been sent by the caterer because she pushed through the kitchen door, asking for an apron … Continue reading
Couple of things about Angel Food Cake: 1. It can be the cake base for Crunch Cake (though many prefer “butter” or “sponge”.) 2. Peter is an excellent cook, but not a baker. However at age 8 he started practicing Angel Food Cake with his grandmother, Mimi, and went solo at 13. 3. I made … Continue reading
This cake’s floral bouquet “says” summer. Making it conjures images of beach roses, bees harvesting pollen, lazy late July afternoons, and warm evenings. Serve it with a side of minted greek yogurt and a generous handful of fresh blackberries: a satisfying compliment to the honey’s sweetness. It’s special… a perfect summer birthday cake. Continue reading
Peter hosted a board retreat last month; we used the occasion to introduce “Choco-Bana”, a gluten free, raw, vegan dessert to nine neophytes, the best kind of GF taste testers. The recipe, inspired by the taste of chocolate dipped frozen bananas, initially sounded enticing, but the guys were a little cautious as I described the … Continue reading
One of last week’s luncheon guests eats a dairy free diet; we write a Gluten Free Food Blog; none of the guests eats a GF diet. Our best taste testers don’t – their culinary sensibilities are a stricter gauge of successful GF recipes. The good news is that this excellent tart is better the day … Continue reading
Gluten Free Gus 