What is it about winter that makes you want to bake? With a big snowstorm raging outside, I get out the cookie sheets, cake pans and muffin tins. Here are five great recipes to make during a snowstorm. Pastel Vasco I love this recipe from one of my favorite books:... Read More →
I have my friend Meredith to thank for introducing me to this great recipe for baba au rhum. It was a cold New Year’s Day weekend at her house in 2008-9, where we made cassoulet and watched movies and baked. All weekend. After the cassoulet, Meredith served this cake, which she… Read More →
I like booze. And I like dessert. But I never thought I liked booze in dessert. At least until one freezing-cold night — a New Year’s celebration just a couple years ago. I spent an entire weekend with friends making cassoulet from scratch. After eating a rich stew of beans,... Read More →
