Monday, December 26, 2011

Chocolate Banana Cake

Birthday cake for my brother, which we shared with him right after he ran a 1/2 marathon!  The recipe comes from Rose's Heavenly Cakes.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Cranberry Crown Cheesecake

Creamy cheesecake surrounded by lady fingers and topped with a bright cranberry compote. Recipe From Rose's Heavenly Cakes.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Crispy Rice Treats

Made for a holiday cookie swap party, these bar cookies are made with brown butter and vanilla beans.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Lemon-Ginger Scones

Rich, buttery, lemony, and filled with ground ginger and crystallized ginger.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Raspberry Tart

Raspberry jam in a hazelnut pastry with a lattice top.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Christmas cookies

Chocolate chip cookies.  And a Christmas tree.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Pumpkin Pie Souffle

Todd English's Olives Dessert Table cookbook provided this recipe-- Pumpkin Pie Souffle with Honey Lace, Cinnamon Anglaise, and spiced hazelnuts.

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Blueberry pie

A la Joanne Chang, to share with the neighbors in my building tonight so they can't complain when we have parties.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Tomato sorbet with Garlic Tuiles

Leave it to Thomas Keller to come up with this one.  The sorbet, made from vine-ripe tomatoes, is perched on top of fresh tomato tartare, which sits in a leisurely pool of chive oil, surrounded by dots of balsamic glaze.

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Raspberry Crumb Bars

Melt-in-your-mouth shortbread topped with raspberry jam and confectioners' sugar.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Croissants

Part of 'breakfast for dinner'... these took the anticipated 3 days (including early mornings!) to make.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Almond Macaroons

With bittersweet chocolate ganache filling.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Cornmeal Lime Cookies

A grainy, cakey cornmeal cookie with lime glaze.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Caramel cake

Made in an angel food cake pan, doused with caramel, and sprinkled with toasted almonds. Perfect wintery day dessert.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Pear Croustade

Rustic pear tart with lemon pastry and toasted almonds.  Followed pork ala Apiscius.