Strawberry pie is one of my family’s summer food highlights. Usually the first summer fruit in for the season, in late May I start trolling the farmer’s market for the first cartons of berries. While I am and forever will be a Cake Person, James is a Pie Person. And since he is my favorite person … Continue reading
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Chocolate Stout Cake
This winter, man. I think for a lot of us we have an extended case of the winter blues. Certainly for my family we are in the throes of an “EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE” state of being. We all have cabin fever. School schedules have been intermittent. The only constants are that we are all here in … Continue reading
Birthday Cupcakes
Last Friday it was my birthday, and I had a very lovely quiet day with my family. My husband and baby girl took me out to lunch at Family Meal, then we picked up pizza and cupcakes for dinner later. Frederick has two (relatively, I don’t get out much) new cupcake bakeries, cupcakeries? About a … Continue reading
Chocolate Pots de Creme: Official Valentine’s Dessert (apparently)
A long time ago my husband and I had drinks and dessert out and had these delicious little fancy chocolate puddings. They were pots de creme and were rich and decadent and served in these tiny little bowls which really turned out to be all you needed. So I looked up the recipe on Cooks … Continue reading