Dorie quoted his friend in the saying: “anything worth doing is worth overdoing.” The reference to overdoing is about the caramel flavor which is front and…
The Parisian custard tart does transport me back to Paris, very much like the French cheesecake. What’s the two have in common is the blackened or…
Chocolate/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ whole wheat
Copenhagen Rye Cookies with Chocolate, Spice and Seeds | Baking with Dorie
There are several specialty flours I keep in my pantry: semolina for pasta, 00 for pizza and rye for bread and cookies. Why rye flour? The…
dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ quick cake
Chunky Blood Orange Cornmeal Cake | Baking with Dorie
The chunky blood orange cornmeal cake is the result of playing around with the combination of the whole blood orange and sumac. Both the citrus fruit…
I took advantage of a rainy day to make some holiday cookies I have my sight on for quite a while. These are the matcha tea…
It’s never too late to find a classic cookie that you instantly like. Hermits are New England natives which have been around since the late 1800s.…
The classic apple pie, of which the mulled-butter apple pie is a variation, has been an ongoing challenge for me. It’s a challenge to make a…
Berry/ breakfast/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ holidays/ Nut/ quick cake
Pecan-Cranberry Loaf | Baking with Dorie
It’s never too early to start assembling recipes for Thanksgiving. Pecan and cranberry are the quintessential ingredients that add pizzazz to any Thanksgiving menu. When Dorie…
Szalotka is Polish dessert that I’ve never heard of. Dorie Greenspan, in her cookbook Baking with Dorie, speaks fondly about the Polish szarlotka which reminds her…
The brown sugar-spice cake with warm spices and fruits marks the fall — despite the fact that the outside temperature has been unseasonably warm. I baked…
Bake/ breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ whole wheat/ year round
Banana Breakfast Squares | Baking with Dorie
I am having the banana breakfast squares with my morning coffee as I’m writing today’s post. Morning is a good time to write and to refuel.…
We are fortunately that we don’t have too many days of triple-digit heat in the New York area. But the ongoing heat wave, together with the…
Berry/ cheese/ Chocolate/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan
Very Cherry Cheesecake-Chocolate No-Bake Bars | Baking with Dorie
There are layers upon layers of intrigue and flavors. I change things around using cherries instead of strawberries. The results have been mixed, but mostly positive,…
I’ve made berry and/or fruit desserts in all shapes and forms—galette, cobbler, tart, cake. But for mixed berry pies, they do not get a whole lot…
July 21st is Australia’s National Lamington Day which celebrates the creation of a square piece of cake that’s covered in chocolate and coated in shredded coconut.…
Claudia Roden/ Cream/ dessert/ Mediterranean/ summer
Parfait Mocha Praline | Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean
With just five ingredients and a little time, you can make a company worthy dessert. The parfait mocha praline is so easy to do that any…
This week’s bake along with our friends at Tuesday with Dorie features the cottage berry cobbler. Berry cobbler has been one of my favorite desserts to…
Berry/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ summer
No-Bake Mixed-Berry Coupes | July 4 Celebration
We celebrate the Fourth of July of American independence with a no-bake mixed berry coupes. That’s the easy part: to prepare a single serve dessert with…
Berry/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ summer
Rhubarb-Bottom, Strawberry-Top Tart | Baking with Dorie
Strawberry and rhubarb are bountiful and good-looking in the farmers market. I bake Dorie’s rhubarb-bottom, strawberry-top tart from her new book, Baking with Dorie. Can’t help…
Searching for the seasonal scones to make for a weekend breakfast, look no further than the strawberry and cream scones. I make them at the spur…
Let’s make cakes to celebrate commencement and anniversaries 2023. We just got back from Boston, the city we’ve gone for more graduations than any other US…
The flavor combination of blueberry and ricotta is fantastic. Previously, I posted the ricotta cake with berry compote from Dessert Person because it’s a winning combination.…
breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Other Sweets/ straight dough/ Yeast bread
Cinnamon-Raisin Bread | Baking with Dorie
Strangely, no one seems to like this bread in my house. The bread hangs out on the kitchen counter for a week without being eaten. It’s…
Bake/ Chocolate/ dessert/ genius recipes/ Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater’s Extremely Moist Chocolate-Beet Cake
I set out to make a birthday cake for my daughter, with whom we have hardly spent any birthday celebrations together since she left home for…
Chocolate/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ French/ Gluten free/ Italian/ Nut/ quick cake
Mocha-Walnut Torte | Baking with Dorie
Want to make and taste a “good” mocha-walnut torte, look no further! In this case, good also means gluten-free, no fuss, no leavening (perfect for Passover).…