Fit for a Ballerina: Rhubarb-Vanilla Pavlova
I’m nothing, if not determined. I’ve been working on a number of more complicated recipes recently to stretch my skills, and at some point pavlovas caught my attention. I’ve never made one, nor have I eaten very many in my life, but suddenly I had to figure out this elegant, swirly, marshmallowy dessert. Then I […]
Sticky Sweet Springtime: Rhubarb-Vanilla Sauce
If you could distill the brightness, sweetness, and exuberance of springtime fruit into a gooey, drippy, vanilla-flecked sauce, you would do so, yes? (Hint: There’s only one right answer.) I came up with this luxurious Rhubarb-Vanilla Sauce sort of by accident, and I’m gonna say it’s one my favorite accidents in mayyyybe my whole life. I […]
Open Sesame: Rye Rhubarb Tahini Tart
GAH, I love this season for baking. (Okay, there isn’t really a season that I don’t like, but bear with me.) Finally the rhubarb and cherries are here, and gorgeous berries are signaling the imminent arrival of summer. I’m still fairly new to rhubarb, having only discovered it a few years ago, and every year I’ve […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Black Forest Cupcakes
It’s May, which means CHERRIES, and this makes me splendidly happy! All year I dream about cherry season– the day that those sweet, red, stemmed delights appear at the farmer’s market! And every year I squeal with glee when I finally see them in early May; it never gets old. I was so glad that Baked […]
Twice as Nice: Double Sesame Banana Bread
You’ve seen one banana bread recipe, you’ve seen ’em all, right? Okay, that was a lie– a big, fat, terrible, vicious lie. While a classic banana bread is perfectly scrumptious, I’ve found that my favorite recipes are the ones with a complementary flavor woven in, particular this peanut butter-chocolate version. I have not minced words about my feelings on bananas […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Caramel-y Banana, Peanut Butter, & Chocolate Bread Pudding
Sometimes you just need a hunka hunka burnin’ bread pudding. More specifically, sometimes you need to make a dessert that personifies Elvis Presley; in honor of The King’s birthday on January 8 and his penchant for peanut butter and banana sandwiches, Baked Sunday Mornings is making Caramel-y Banana, Peanut Butter, & Chocolate Bread Pudding from Baked Occasions this week. […]
Positano Dreamin’: Amalfi Pear & Ricotta Cake
Imagine, if you will, an Italian beach town paradise with colorful buildings, bright fuschia bougainvilleas, and curly iron balconies cascading down the side of a mountain to meet the perfectly aquamarine Mediterranean Sea. Rows upon rows of orange beach umbrellas carpet the sand in-between, and a few small boats bob in the distance. You are sitting in […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Traditional Linzer Cookies
Christmas cookies in July? This girl ain’t gonna say ‘no’. (Let’s be honest, I’m not going to say ‘no’ to any cookies any time of the year.) Our Baked Sunday Mornings baking schedule is mostly aligned with the holidays represented in Baked Occasions, but sometimes we have to fit recipes in at different times of the year, particularly […]
Strawberry Sidekick: Rhubarb Semifreddo with Pistachio Crumbles
Imagine, if you will, a fluffy, fruity, sweet-tart frozen dessert that is at once easy-peasy and super elegant. Imagine that you can make it without any special equipment, yet it would impress everyone at your upcoming dinner party. Now imagine that you ran out to the store right before said dinner party to buy a […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Brown Sugar Shortcakes with Mixed Berries & Whipped Cream
I love when I’m wrong about dessert– sometimes I need to be put in my place. I wasn’t particularly stoked for this recipe, especially since we just made another berry recipe for Baked Sunday Mornings two weeks ago, but I was very, very wrong in my ambivalence. This is the time of the season that […]
