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A Homemade Version of the Much-Touted Speculoos a Tartiner (spice cookie spread)
I first heard rumblings of this elusive sweet spread called Speculoos a Tartiner (aka speculoos spread or Biscoff spread) while reading an article about waffle trucks. A-list foodies from David...
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Three-Decker Sauerkraut and Toadstool Sandwich Alla Grinch (aka Meringue,...
We got too busy to decorate a gingerbread house this year (bah hum bug!), so just for fun we made a silly holiday dessert in honor of the Grinch. A three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with...
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A Sweet Trip Back in Time: The Ice Cream Bar, Cole Valley
We made countless drives past The Ice Cream Bar in Cole Valley (815 Cole Street, at Carl) while it was still under construction — drooling and plotting our first visit. It opened this month and we...
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Weekend Baking: Angel Food Cake with Fresh Summer Berry Sauce
Angel food cake has always been my cake of choice for birthdays…. I guess it’s the tallness of it, the pillowy-ness that intrigues me. And you have to love the name, right? As a kid I imagined angels...
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“Breakfast for Dessert” Sundae
It’s breakfast for dessert (sort of); it’s golden, caramelized bananas; it’s crunchy-sweet-salty nuggets of yum. That’s what happens when your sweet tooth kicks in and you have a bag of honey-caramel...
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An English Classic – Rhubarb Fool
The other day we picked up a few stalks of rhubarb because they looked kind of inviting… but they’ve been kind of lingering, waiting for some inspiration to hit. Last year we experimented with...
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Our Very Favorite Biscotti
‘ I have a little handwritten cookbook where I jot down recipes and details of tasty meals and if you were to flip through this little book you’d find that a contender for the most dog-eared page is...
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Tarta de Santiago (Spanish Almond Cake)
This super traditional Spanish cake first caught my eye because of its short list of ingredients and the fact that it uses no flour, just finely ground almonds, as the base. Another example of how a...
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Buckwheat Crepes (Galettes), Savory or Sweet
We really love this buckwheat crepe (galette) recipe from the always excellent David Lebovitz — it’s a little less eggy and a bit more crisp and delicate than other crepe recipes we have tried and...
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Two Yummy, Fun Vegan Birthday Treats
Recently my littlest guy had a birthday and celebrating with his buddies meant figuring our some yummy treats that could be dairy and egg free. We ended up with two tasty desserts for two different...
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New Favorite: Old-Fashioned Poached Pears
Here’s something tasty to eat while you’re awaiting the return of luscious summer fruit. We love our apples, pears and oranges, but somehow they just don’t inspire the way those buckets of cherries...
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