Day 3 and once again I reached into the 2018 vault. I went straight to a shortbread riff I posted in March, Grapefruit Thyme Shortbread.…
Every now and then my political leanings sneak into a post. Nothing overt, a line, a sigh, a one-liner although I’m pretty sure my feelings…
Last week was a busy work week and several evening commitments were on my to-do list. One of the realities of living in the Bay…
Back in high school, there were certain kids everyone gravitated towards, the student body president, quarterback, class clown, their sheer exuberance for life attracted people to…
This month’s Food52 Baking Club pick is Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery Book. A gorgeous, very heavy (a workout just lugging it around) opus on all…
A rift on CCC! Salted Butter & Chocolate Chunk Shortbread, buttery, filled with chocolate topped with fleur de sel and edged with sugar. Delicious!
Day 2 of 12 days of Cookies. I am off to a slow start, having posted the first cookie just days ago. But I promise,…
Not all was amazing during our impromptu trip to New York for my cousin Mike’s surprise party in January (here is the good stuff, though,…
I almost skipped this recipe but I’m glad I didn’t. The fancy name, Italian Jam Crostata, and its veil of preserves and almonds threw me…