I was invited to a dinner party with rather short notice, and asked to make dessert, which isn’t really my specialty. Luckily, I got this ginormous, very British cookbook “1000 Classic Recipes” for $2 at a book sale. Being British, probably half the recipes are for cakes, pies or tarts, and flipping through I found […]
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Strawberry Shortcake
After a recent visit to North Carolina, where strawberries are already ripe, I was inspired to make this simple but wonderful dessert. Makes six. 1 pint strawberries1 c. heavy whipping cream, divided1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. sugar, divided3/4 c. flour1 egg3 Tbsp. cold butter2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. […]
Strawberry Jello-O Cupcakes with Vanilla-bean Cooked Flour Frosting
These cupcakes are completely bonkers. Moist, springy, flavorful, but not overly rich. They are based on my Apple Cupcakes recipe with a vanilla-bean version of Frances Frosting. The basic principle could be used with any flavor–and I’ve had it as a sheet cake with orange jello and mandarin oranges, which was fantastic. You can go 100% […]
Chocolate covered strawberries
For Valentines, I whipped up a nice batch of chocolate covered strawberries. The original recipe I saw called for you to “drizzle white chocolate over the top with a fork” but it turns out the white chocolate I had wasn’t terribly drizzleable. We ended up putting it in a plastic bag with a hole cut […]
Grilled or Roasted Cauliflower (plus proof that Lillian is only a pie-goddess-in-training)
Hooray! We finally got a grill and we put it to use immediately. Crisp, succulent cauliflower seems to be in season around here so we threw some on the grill. I make this in the winter too, using the oven. Simply cut up a cauliflower into fairly large chunks, brush with oil, and sprinkle with […]