Food, Photography and Bon Mots
“And I rose In rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days…” ― Dylan Thomas Birthdays. How in the world do you celebrate important days during a pandemic? With a cake! However it happens–store-bought or homemade, left on the front porch…
“When life gives you lemons, sell them and buy a pineapple.” – David Turney Need a little sunshine in your life? Why not try this beautiful Pineapple Upside-Down Cake? The recipe uses allspice to spice the cake–an interesting spice choice,…
Raise your hand if you could use a really good brownie about now. Me, too. These Triple Chocolate Espresso Brownies will knock your socks off. Just reread the recipe title again. Slowly. Triple. Chocolate. Espresso. Brownies. Whoa! These brownies incorporate several types of chocolate and…
When life gives you lemons… No! Wait. I already used that line in the last post. Let’s start over. Here’s a better (and more gentle) lede: A hot cup of tea. A warm slice of banana bread. Golden sunshine streaming through the window and…
I know. I know. It’s ANOTHER lemon cake. I guess I’m discovering that baking lemon cake is my superpower right now. And anyway, you can never have too much lemon cake. Am I right about this? This is a very good one–delicate and full of…
I’m sitting here eating my third generous slice of this Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake and eyeing a fourth. It’s a dream of a little cake. Lemony. Light. Tangy. Non-judgmental. A perfect morning pick-me-up after my candidate lost in all fifteen Super Tuesday elections. This…
Happy birthday to one of the kindest people I know–my neighbor Gene. Gene, a retired high school science teacher, avid gardener and gourmand, is a loyal a supporter of this blog. He also is celebrating his 87th birthday this month. Way to go, Gene! Gene…
Who doesn’t need a bit of sunshine to cut through the winter gloom right about now? The weather is iffy and the world news is dreadful. Here’s what you need to do to regroup. Cue the music: “I Can See Clearly Now.” That’s Johnny Nash’s 1970s number…
This Persimmon Nut Bread recipe comes from James Beard. Beard shaped American cooking for 40 years. He wrote two dozen cookbooks, wrote a weekly syndicated cooking column, operated an eponymous cooking school in Greenwich Village and lived an altogether colorful life. In 1990, Carl Jerome,…
Here is one more delicious dish you might want to add to your table during his holiday season: Alice Waters’ Cranberry Upside-Down Cake.” The cake, with whipped egg whites folded in, is light. The cranberries, baked with a sweet caramel glaze, are sweet and tart…
