When I received my assignment for this month's Blogger C.L.U.E. post I was thrilled--I got Lisa's blog. If you've been visiting me for some time then you'd know what a dear friend Lisa has become. We met through another blogging community nearly five years ago and have since built ... Read More
Almond-Coconut Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze
If you were to make me choose between cookies or cake, I'll pick the latter...both to eat and to bake. Maybe it's because my cookie repertoire is very limited. I know only a handful of recipes really well; I use them with confidence but I rarely have the urge to run to the kitchen to bake ... Read More
Chocolate Beet Cake
I have this sweater. Black wool, full-zip style with a high neck. It has cream piping along the sides and the zipper, including the zippers on the sleeves. Its style is timeless rather than trendy. A sweater for all seasons, it's neither too heavy nor too light. It's at least 10 years ... Read More
Apple Pie with Spelt Crust
Checking an item off my baking bucket list: pie. I've baked countless tarts, crostatas, galettes--even empanadas. I've also made pumpkin pie but it doesn't count if you use prepared pie dough, right? Several years ago, after being disappointed for the umpteenth time, I vowed never to use ... Read More
Danish Apple Cake
"You have the craziest dreams," he says. " I wish I could dream like that." My husband says this with almost a note of envy in his voice. To be honest, I don't think my dreams are particularly different than others' dreams. My personal favorites are the ones when I can fly. Those where ... Read More
Matcha Green Tea Macarons with Chocolate Ganache
I have decided that I might be over-thinking the French macaron process. I've been trying too hard. After my successful third batch (here), I set off for the fourth and fifth with only mild anxiety. I was fueled by my first nearly-perfect macarons but I was anxious because I intended to ... Read More