Tag: winter
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Double Chocolate Donuts with Raspberry Glaze & Pomegranate Salt
Do you know what the sweetest type of food is? Food that’s made with love. When every ingredient is saturated with wholesomeness, when every step is done with care- brown the butter, crystalize the sugar, sear until crispy- that’s when food tastes good. Sometimes I lose sight of that objective. It becomes about perfection, and while…
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Mushroom, Thyme and Potato Galette
Here is a list of foods I don’t like truly despise: pineapple. Celery. White chocolate. (Is it chocolate? Is it plastic?) Banana anything. Mush…rooms? The truth is, I’m usually pretty decisive when it comes to foods I like- but I was never sure about mushrooms. Sometimes, they’re okay. Other times, they’re too earthy, and their rubbery texture…
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Fluffy Brown Sugar Pancakes
Happy February! This month makes me happy because a; we are closer to Spring(!) and b; we are sure to have lots of snow days! A snow day morning calls for two (nonnegotiable) things: a late wakeup. And pancakes. Yes, pancakes! The breakfast of champions when made right, and rest assured: these are. This recipe…
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Lemon Meringue Pie
The fact that January requires dessert is undisputed; anyone will tell you that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine winter go down. But when it comes to what type of dessert to be had, there’s dissent: some call for chocolate, some demand the fire of booze, and still others want cozy, spicy treats that will…
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The January Doldrums
The months have a feel to me, each one as unique and different as the next. March is fresh with cold, but also with the promise of spring. October is like cinnamon, and full of cold air, crunchy leaves, and shedding trees. December feels warm and exciting; the anticipation of snow is still great. Then…
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Mount Snow
For the last couple of days of Chanukah, my family and our friends went skiing in Vermont. The skiing is amazing (although I’m still just a beginner) but I also really love the surroundings here: sternly towering pine trees, wide-open fields of powdery white snow, and quietly rustic lodges are all abundant in Vermont, and appeal…
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Classic, Crispy Potato Latkes
Happy Chanukah everyone! Today, I’m sharing a recipe for classic potato latkes. These are the latkes my mom made when I was growing up and they’re the latkes I make for Chanukah today. When I was little, we’d sit at the kitchen table peeling pounds of potatoes while singing Chanukah songs together. Today, I’ll sometimes…
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Six Impossible Things
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” – White Queen, Alice in Wonderland. Six impossibly awesome things. ∞ How delicious does this tea sound?! It’s like dessert, in tea form. ∞ ∞ Missing Zurich’s trees and beautiful buildings ∞ ∞ My favorite chocolate chip cookies, just before being baked. Recipe coming soon! ∞…
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Pear and Chocolate Chunk Scones
Scones have an unfortunate reputation for being dry and crumbly. When asked to choose between scones, pancakes or french toast for brunch, most people would probably choose from the latter two. But when made right, scones can be moist, flaky and flavorful. They can be stuffed to the brim with fruit; they can be fragrantly…
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