My grandparents have a fig tree near their garden in Switzerland. It is large, impassive to the treasures it holds, entrancing. Its leaves, elegant and waving green, shade little purple…
A cake takes a lot out of me. It requires planning ahead: the softening of butter, the warming of eggs, the buying of ingredients. Often, I realize I am low…
It’s late at night when I decide to make carrot cake. The dishes are done, the counters are sparkling clean. Prime time to get messy. I could drag out the…
I created this simple, pretty upside down cake for The Nosher, and it’s perfect for February: made with seasonal blood oranges, sweet, floral saffron and nutty semolina flour which gives…
Creaming butter into sugar is like watching alchemy happen. The butter starts out distinct. Fatty. Yellow. Chunky. The sugar is fine. Sweet, sweeping sand. Together, they become a paste, a…
One day when I wake, the air is suddenly cold. I am confused until it starts to settle, bitingly, on my skin- then, I gasp and dive back under the…
While making lists and going over menu ideas for this year’s Rosh Hashana meals, I was struck by how little relevance was given to the honey cake. Sure, it was…
Hi there! It’s been a busy week, but I’m popping in to share this quick cake recipe. Being that we’re almost at Passover (it’s next Friday night!) I thought I’d…
A few days ago, I spotted a box of plums for $5 at the grocery store. They were dusty, bruised and a little unripe. I took them home. Once home,…
Hello hello! Are you all as cold as I am? Did you put on sweaters this morning (it was 50 degrees!!) only to be forced out of them by the…
