If you’ve never made ricotta at home, try this simple recipe from a Connecticut doctor and memoirist.
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Julia Turshen’s Happy Wife, Happy Life Chocolate Cake
Now, here’s a chocolate cake that’ll make everyone happy.
Cornbread Coffee Cake with Fresh Figs and Walnut Streusel
I developed this cake with breakfast in mind, maybe something to be shared when family was in town over several pots of coffee. But when I first made it, my kids named it corn-candy cake and called for it after supper. I obliged and put some whipped cream on top. Whenever you choose to eat […]
Honeycomb Einkorn Scones with Hazelnuts and Rosemary
Einkorn flour has a subtle sweetness that pairs incredibly well with honey and nuts. More substantial than white flour but less dense than regular whole wheat flour, it makes perfectly textured, toothsome scones, like these.
German Pancake
Credit for this dish goes entirely to our corporate fixer, Rusty Boyd. You see, restaurants that survive very long all end up in cycles. Staffs change, leadership changes, and every so often, you find yourself in a rut. Morale turns poor, leadership is ineffective, quality suffers, things just need a shot in the arm. Rusty […]
Sour Cherry Cobbler and Cannoli Cream Ice Cream
Late one night after a theater performance in New York City, we went to an Italian bakery for dessert and coffee. The woman behind the counter was definitely bleary-eyed. We asked for a couple of cannoli, as well as a slice of vanilla cake with a warm cherry sauce ladled on top. She poured the […]
