Challah + Figs

Monday, September 17, 2012 | 31 Comments

Who was your first blog crush? Mine was Smitten Kitchen. I’ve been reading since nearly the beginning. I remember when she first went on that Caribbean food blogger trip. I was green with envy and thought maybe I’d get to go one day. And I remember when she announced she had a bun in the oven with real buns in the oven. And when she told us so long ago that there would be a cookbook. She’s who I looked to when I started this blog. In a way she’s been my mentor, not that she knows it. And I imagine she’s been a mentor to thousands of others too. Read more

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Pear Upside-Down Cake

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 | 27 Comments

This cake is my nod to fall. My nod that it’s coming. But not here yet. I may be wearing my favorite sweatshirt and yoga pants already. Working with the windows open. That’s allowing the tinniest of chills to blow through our apartment. Drinking warm coffee in the morning instead of iced. And we may have gone pear-picking already. Read more

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Banana Coffee Cake

Monday, September 3, 2012 | 68 Comments

I hoard two things in this world. Gift cards. And recipes. And maybe holey-armpit t-shirts, but we’ve already gone down that road.

My wallet is full of gift cards from last Christmas. Who knows, maybe from the Christmas prior. I’m not a shopper of clothes. But if and when I do, I probably have a gift card to pay for the total. I call this resourceful. My husband calls this wasteful. His giftcards don’t last a month. Read more

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Ricotta Peach Galette with Maple Balsamic Glaze

Wednesday, August 22, 2012 | 32 Comments

I’m sitting in my room trying to pack for Alt. I leave in a couple hours. And I hear you’re supposed to dress cute. Maybe fashionable is the right word. And therein lies the problem. I don’t even know if that’s the right word. Fashion is not my thing. Read more

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Coconut Oatmeal Wheat Cookies

Monday, August 20, 2012 | 23 Comments

We made our first trek to NYC this weekend. It was glorious. But it started with an alarm at 5:45 am. A walk to the train in the pouring rain. And a two hour train ride. Wishful thinking—I thought we lived closer to the city. Read more

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Peach Cobbler

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 | 20 Comments

You probably don’t have my blog memorized like I do. And you probably don’t remember my post back from January talking about blackberry cobbler. And how we turn that into peach cobbler in the summer. Read more

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Browned Butter Zucchini Bundt Cakes

Monday, August 6, 2012 | 20 Comments

We still have zucchini left after making these bundt cakes and a zucchini pizza last night. I told you we had a lot. And it’s only when you have a lot of zucchini that you begin making cakes out of it. Don’t worry, we’ve eaten plenty of it in its original nutrition-filled form. But eventually you have to make cakes. Mini bundt cakes. Read more

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