Seventeen days ago I turned 30. Yep. I’m counting. Along with days I’m counting wrinkles and white hairs. The white hairs are easy because they stick straight up and misbehave. I won’t lie. Turning 30 got me down. Two days before my big day, I started to sniffle and sneeze. Then my throat starting hurting […]
Caramel Apple Gingerbread Upside Down Cake
As of yet, I have not enjoyed enough gingerbread in my life. When that day comes, I will let you know. I’m working on stocking my cupboards with ingredients so I can take the scary plunge into the unknown (to me) world of gluten-free baking. Why, oh why, doesn’t wheat like me? I’ve asked myself […]
Peach Almond Praline Ice Cream Bombe
It’s funny how I forget each year just how good a juicy peach tastes. This summer I haven’t been able to get enough. I made pie. I made sherbet. Chicken with peaches and ginger. But mostly I’ve been peeling them and eating them over the kitchen sink. Even my little girl (who has been dressing […]
Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Late Summer Fruit
It’s not secret that our family adores buttermilk. I’ve probably started many posts about buttermilk with that very sentence. I’ll repeat that again: We adore buttermilk. Back in January, I finally decided to try Martha’s recipe for Buttermilk Panna Cotta. It got rave reviews from my husband, my sister, my kids, and my very own […]
Refreshing Blood Orange Sherbet
This blood orange sherbet is easy to make and incredibly refreshing to eat. I’ve lost count of how many sherbet recipes I’ve adapted from the original Cooks’ Illustrated sherbet recipe. It’s such a great recipe. I hope you enjoyed Friday’s Cantaloupe recipe from Amanda. My husband was drooling over it. I actually made this sherbet back […]
Cantaloupe Sherbet by Guest Amanda Waddell
I love connecting with readers. Amanda left a comment a few weeks ago about adapting a recipe for sherbet using cantaloupe. I asked her if she’d share her lovely picture and recipe with you. Yay! She agreed. Thanks, Amanda! This sherbet, adapted from Lindsey’s Strawberry Sherbet recipe, practically screams summer. Delicately flavored, it turned out […]
Bananas Foster Ice Cream
Bananas have always been on my list of “Love-Hates.” I love them. I hate them. I love them. Nah…I hate them. And so on. It started when I was a little preschool girl some 25+ years ago. My preschool teacher made us healthy banana shakes. She made me drink a glass of it. I don’t […]
Valentine’s Treats: Cream Filled Strawberries
A long time ago, my neighbor brought my family the most delicious treat – cream filled strawberries. Not only were they pretty, they tasted fantastic. I’ve looked all over trying to find a recipe that tasted just like my neighbor’s. The filling was made with sweetened cream cheese and stayed nicely piped inside the strawberry […]
White Peach Ice Cream: The Recipe
Edit: Thanks to the anonymous commenter who reminded me that I left the egg yolks out of the ingredient list. Sorry about that! I apologize for making you wait until today for the recipe… The peaches we’ve been buying the past month or so have been too delicious to use for anything other than pure, […]
Red, White, and Blue Trifle
We have been calling this “Loyalist Trifle” since trifle is really an English dessert. But what better way to say “Happy 4th of July!” for us Anglophiles than to make trifle—however nontraditional my recipe may be. Note: I don’t own a traditional trifle dish, so I used a straight-sided glass bowl that is about the […]
