roasted peaches
And then came August, with its clear skies and stone fruit and newly-minted sun.
Tag Archives: desserts
key lime cupcakes
The trickling water in the fish pond lends a Zen quality to my Maryland backyard. I’m wearing the sundress I always wear after long, grueling bike rides: the loose, earth-toned one I seldom wear out.…
lemon custard pie
Since I don’t make any money off this blog, I must be content with it serving two basic needs: providing a record of my life, and emotional boosts when needed. Both were met in my…
healthy chocolate mousse
An ingredient so unlikely in such a dessert that I refused to believe it.
silky pumpkin pie
Yet another winner from the folks at Cook's Illustrated, this is pumpkin pie as if it's gone through all the rounds of America's Next Top Model.
fresh picked applesauce
A few weeks ago, on a Saturday saturated with the smell of fallen leaves baking in the sun, I went apple-picking. For for the first time. Ever. I know, I had a deprived, prairie childhood.…
a lesson in pumpkin gingerbread
I knew there was a difference between baking powder and soda, but this pumpkin gingerbread really hammered it home. Before trying two different versions, I just trusted recipes. Baking soda? Yes sir. Now powder? All…
raspberry kefir coffee cake
These are the kinds of things I did before I started school. I’d traipse out to a berry farm with some friends, sling an old plastic bucket ’round my waist, and walk, eager-handed, along hedges…
mexican spiced chocolate sorbet
These days I barely have time to dream. If I did, I would dream about spending time in my kitchen as I used to do, stirring together wonderful things. But school has sucked me in…
basic quiche
For some unknown reason, this past weekend’s food theme seemed to be brunch. Saturday night we had friends over and I made quiche — an unusual dinner choice for me that came to be for two…