Tag Archives: Desserts

A Simple Labor Day Party Dessert

Sep

02

It isn’t time to say goodbye to summer quite yet, and summer fruit will stil be at farmers’ markets for a few weeks more. But I’m preparing myself for the disappearance of real summer fruit (as opposed to mid-February’s expensive, … Continue reading →

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August Mystery Food Photo Revealed

Aug

16

Cindy from A Writer’s Diary is an experienced pie baker and correctly guessed that this month’s mystery food is pie dough. You may wonder why it’s suspended in air? Because I’m showing off. After repeated failures, I’ve figured out how … Continue reading →

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Banana Chock-Chunk Muffins

Jul

27

Consider making these this weekend, with or without kids (of all ages) to join you. BANANA CHOCK-CHUNK MUFFINS (1 dozen) INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 2½ teaspoons baking powder 1 cup milk 2 beaten eggs 4 tablespoons softened … Continue reading →

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Mystery Food Revealed (July Edition)

Jul

13

This mystery food is the delicious side effect of baking cupcakes. I call them “Golden Drip Cookies,” and they emerge when you make cupcakes with a yellow cake base. Just fill your muffin tins messily. The ones which stay gold … Continue reading →

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Derby Supper: Burgoo, “Grits,” and Bluegrass Pie

May

02

My husband and I used to throw big Kentucky Derby parties during the pre-child era. Then we (and most of our friends) began to breed. The house seemed too small to host all those families, but a lot of our … Continue reading →

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You say “Mishloach Manot,” I say “Edible Quilting”

Mar

08

[Image courtesy of www.someecards.com] Welcome to the final article in my Purim Prep series. This is my favorite of the four articles, because it ends with a project that unites two of this blog’s passions: baking sweets and designing patchwork. … Continue reading →

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Hamantaschen Fillings for Purim

Mar

04

Thanks for visiting my virtual kitchen for this third part of my four-part Purim Prep series. This article focuses on hamantaschen fillings. You may want to read this alongside the previous posts (#1 introduces the series and provides poppy seed … Continue reading →

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Hamantaschen Dough Recipes and Tips

Mar

03

This post is #2 in my Purim Prep series. Post #1 focused on poppy seed filling, after I’d made it a “mystery food” photo. Post #3 will focus on fillings. This year I’ve baked 3 kinds of hamantaschen dough and … Continue reading →

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A Meal (& Recipes) Fit for a Forty-Year-Old

Dec

20

Some of you have been following my Blogcast-Your-Health-Goal Challenge, so let me begin with update #4 of an eventual 6 updates (it ends on Jan 2). I gained a pound this week, which I consider a holiday miracle because although … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cookies & Jewish Grandmothers: An Essay

Dec

16

For years I’ve been wanting to make some recipes from my late grandmother’s cranberry red recipe tin. Her name was Thelma Sobo Schotland Heller, and she and my grandfather raised my dad in Philip Roth’s Newark, New Jersey. Thelma’s maternal … Continue reading →

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