Admittedly not bread.  Not any sort of bread, but really really good.  Sorry, not sorry.  I wanted a cake to use up some buttermilk I had and some of the fresh strawberries I had hanging around, and this delivers.  It is an adaptation of an adaptation starting with a Martha Stewart and comes by way of … Continue reading Strawberry Buttermilk Cake

I couldn’t decide what I wanted to make with some blueberries I bought for the express purpose of baking with.  I bounced between bars, tarts, crumb cakes, muffins and scones.  But maybe because I had already made homemade croissants this weekend and was yearning for an easier recipe, I became enchanted with the idea of … Continue reading Blueberry Nectarine Crisp

This recipe comes courtesy of Alison Roman, of New York Times and the cookie of winter 2018 fame.  It is top billed on Bon Appetite’s website as a Raspberry Ricotta Cake, but it is so much more.  It is the perfect company cake…unless your company is comprised of 8-year-olds in which case you should definitely make a … Continue reading Choose Your Own Adventure Ricotta Cake

I have been making this coffee cake since I was a child.  I remember finding the recipe in a magazine in an advertisement, and asking my mom if we could cut it out and make it.  We did and never looked back.  It became somewhat of a Thanksgiving breakfast tradition but was also happily served … Continue reading Sour Cream Pumpkin Coffee Cake

This is Ina Garten’s French Apple Tart. I have no clever updates or tricks to make it easier and no substantial changes. It is just perfect as is. It may be my favorite dessert. Full stop. Like, of all time. I am leaving myself a little wiggle room here with the maybe, but please understand, … Continue reading French Apple Tart, Ina Style

This pie is the slab pie of my dreams. It is a perfect cookout, bbq, pool party, summer extravagance. It feels whimsical and yet also somehow sophisticated in its simple taste and understated appearance. It is a perfect showcase for summer berries, sweet, intensely blueberry and wrapped in flaky buttery pastry. It also comes together … Continue reading Blueberry Slab Pie Tart