Ever since tasting my first Miette cupcake at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza, I’ve experimented...
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Caramel Corn
Homemade caramel corn is a snap to make and by doing it yourself, you can keep the ingredients...
Chocolate Bundt Cake w/Pourable Chocolate Glaze
A deep, dark, delicious chocolate cake. Adapted from Amanda Hesser's Dump-It Cake from Cooking for...
Apple Hand Pies
My daughter reminded me of Pi-day last night (college, math tutor) with a text, "Do you happen to...
Energy Bites
We called things like this no-bake cookies back when I was growing up. The ingredients change with...
Bittersweet Chocolate Pots de Crème
Chocolate pots de crème are a festive (and easy!) way to enjoy dessert with family and friends....
Trail Bars
I keep these trail bars refrigerated when I’m at home, but they do hold up well in a day pack when...
Gingerbread Candied Almonds
Hailing from the Christmas markets in Germany, Gebrannte Mandeln ("burnt almonds") come together...
High-Altitude Stout Gingerbread
This is a rich, moist, deeply flavored gingerbread. The cake will remain fairly flat in the pan,...
Crispy Crackly Apple Almond Tart
"It's light," said my husband. Kind of funny with the butter, sugar, and filo pastry, but he's...
Pumpkin Ice Cream
I combined my technique (which is really Jerry Traunfeld's technique from back in The Herbfarm...
Low Glycemic Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls
I’ve been playing around with paleo cookies, jumping off from a survey of online recipes which are...
Low Glycemic Chocolate Chip Cookies
I've been playing around with paleo cookies, jumping off from a survey of online recipes which are...
Blackberry Balsamic Compote
You know what's better than jam? A berry compote! I had this little spoonful leftover from when I...
Peach and Blueberry Pie
Peach pies are great on their own, but if you've got a few blueberries, toss them in too! I use my...
Kamut Strawberry Shortcakes
This recipe is more of a biscuit than a shortcake, as it uses cream instead of butter and is just...
Cocoa Gelato
Fior di latte/fleur de lait is my favorite gelato to make and I got to wondering if I could make a...
Cherry Galette
Homemade pastry takes about 10 minutes to make and tastes so much better than anything you can...
Blueberry Hand Pies
Hand pies are an excellent way to indulge in summer’s bounty. Make these hand pies with...
Tofu Mousse, Chocolate or Mocha
You can make this mousse with chocolate chips or finer quality chocolate in wafer or bar form....
Lemon Bars
This lemon bar recipe is similar to the one my mom made in the 70's, but with 6 or 7 lemons...
Madeleine Cake
We call this madeleine cake at my house because it is reminiscent of the little French...
Strawberry Rhubarb Lotus Bundt Cake
I developed this recipe for the 2024 Spring issue of Edible Bozeman. It's a strawberry-rhubarb...
Ginger Snaps
I've adapted these ginger snaps from my friend Judy Cornell of Conservation Grains who mills...
Chocolate Granola
Once you find a granola recipe you like, you can adapt it in many ways. When I was developing this...
Cocoa Pecan Truffles
A delicious and nutritious treat for everyday and holidays. Keep a few in the fridge and freeze...
Cocoa Brownies
When you need or want to bake without wheat flour, brownies are low risk. Because they use such a...
Berry Crisp Granola
I made this granola for my son who is going through some GI issues and needs to follow a low...
Cashew Bars
Made with raw cashews, cacao butter (Navitas Organics now sells convenient wafers), and sweetened...
Orange Madeleine Cake
An orange version of my original Madeleine Cake, adapted from Dorie Greenspan's Quatre-Quarts. If...
Meyer Lemon Curd
Homemade lemon curd is one of those things that seems difficult until you do it. Three eggs, and a...
Canelés de Bordeaux
I've never made canelés until recently. Beeswaxing individual, copper molds, preferably antique,...
Baked Spiced Pears
As with most of my recipes, consider this a starting point and have fun making it your own. The...
X Cookies
One of my favorite and most used baking books is Baking with Julia. I grew up watching Julia Child...
Snowball Cookies
Butter, toasted pecans, and just a touch of powdered sugar make for the best snowball cookies....
Checkerboard Shortbread Cookies
When my brother lived in Seattle, I went to Café Basalu on every trip. It was a fine bakery and...
Blackstrap Gingerbread Cookies
These cookies are dark and beautiful, with a soft texture and spicy, just-sweet-enough flavor. The...
Ginger Shortbread Triangles (Gember Koekjes)
Crisp, buttery, and slightly salty, these ginger shortbread cookies are a dream—to make, to gift,...
Brandied Pumpkin Pie
Year after year, Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving, I make the brandied pumpkin pie from Gourmet...
Chocolate Mini Loaves
Don't let pumpkin have all the fun this fall, chocolate bread and cookies are great too! Thanks to...
Coffee Gelée
The raspberry gelée I made to top panna cotta last weekend didn't gel. The recipe called for...
Panna Cotta
Panna cotta is a dessert made with lightly sweetened cream that is delicious with fresh berries,...
Fior di Latte Gelato
Campione got me going on this fior di latte/fleur de lait topic. They serve it two ways for...
Rhubarb Crumb Cake
This crumb cake is the offspring of three good cakes—Stella Moss's Rhubarb Sheet, the Rhubarb...
Ginger Pecan Snaps
These cookies are crisp and reminiscent of gingerbread with a satisfying complexity that's rare in...
Strawberry Rhubarb Compote
It's just about rhubarb season here in Montana, we just need a few more warm-ish weeks to ripen...
Cinnamon Baked Donuts
Here's a donut version of cinnamon toast. I like using buttermilk and an additional hit of apple...
Amy’s New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
I've been known to enjoy a cookie in the morning with my coffee, but most of the time they are too...
Lemon Lavender Bundt Cake
This is Flo Braker's Lemon Lavender Mail-a-Cake from Baking for All Occasions: A Treasury of...
Chocolate Wafer Cookies
These chocolate wafer cookies are the Miette graham crackers I made awhile back but amped up with...
Graham Crackers
These graham crackers are adapted from the bakery, Miette, published in Miette: Recipes from San...
Pumpkin Cookies (inspired by a Saffron Snickerdoodle)
I based these pumpkin cookies on my favorite cookie recipe of all time: Caitlin Freeman's Saffron...
Big Pot of Apples for Applesauce/Compote de Pommes
All you need to make applesauce are apples, a little water, and some sweetener, it's so easy! When...
Fresh Spearmint Stracciatella Ice Cream
Making ice cream at home is not as difficult as you may think. I use a simple Cuisinart machine...
Bouchons for High-Altitude
Bouchon Bakery's signature treat, made in the shape of a cork, is really just a brownie—but a very...
Blue Bottle Coffee’s Saffron Snickerdoodles
When I lived on the SF Peninsula I would get to the city as frequently as possible to enjoy time...
Strawberry Cashew Bars
I've been experimenting with cacao butter recently, and after making the SunButter Bars, I wanted...
Sugar Cookies
There are three factors to making bakery-style sugar cookies at home. You know what you...
SunButter Bars (Urban Remedy Knockoff)
When you live a thousand miles from an Urban Remedy shop and are addicted to their products, you...
Tofu Budino, Mocha or Chocolate
Dense and chocolatey, yet lighter than a full-dairy budino or pot de crème and way easier to make!...
Amy’s Perfect Pie Crust (the easy way)
Making pie crust can and should be simple. Here the food processor does the work for you so you...
Zingerman’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Thanks to the Zingerman's Bakehouse cookbook, I finally have a favorite oatmeal raisin cookie...
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This is my favorite carrot cake now, exceptionally moist but way less sweet than typical because...
Strawberry Cashew Creams
Raw food chefs use cashews to make everything from "cheese" to "cheesecake". Being somewhat of a...
Pumpkin Cookies
My daughter and I are crazy for a cakey pumpkin cookie that they make at The Daily here in...
Green Tomato and Apple Chutney (Small Batch)
I picked a lot of green tomatoes this year. A snowstorm was forecast for the last weekend of...
Oatmeal Crumble Berry Bars
There are thousands of recipes out there for something similar. But the reason I post is to share...
Peach and Blueberry Pie
"It snowed here this weekend, but I'm going to pretend it's still summer." Sounds good, Kristine,...
Plum Jam
Small batch refrigerator jams give you the pleasure of jam making without all the fuss of canning....
Oatmeal Scones
Here's a buttermilk scone that is every bit as delicious as a Cream Scone, just more rustic and,...
Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies
These cookies! Breakfast cookies! Another great idea from Kathryne Taylor of the blog Cookie +...
Madeleines, The Best by Daniel Boulud
I tested madeleine recipes for days before I finally found what I consider The Best. I made...
Apple Pie
My copy of Joy of Cooking has lived with me as a newlywed, new mother, widow, and through a move...
Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream
Jane and I mixed up a couple batches of chocolate ice cream over the long weekend and this was our...
Nectarine Blueberry Cobbler
I've been riffing on nectarine cobbler since Gourmet magazine published a couple versions in 1992...
Saffron Rosewater Ice Cream
A small scoop of saffron ice cream concludes dinner on a sweet note without being a sugar bomb. I...
Molasses Crinkles
Call me crazy, but I'm a fan of blackstrap molasses. When I encounter a recipe that...
Pastry Puffs (Cream Puffs, Pâte à Choux, Profiteroles)
Make these puffs the next time you need a special treat for a group--it's not every day people get...
Chocolate Cake Mini Loaves
Chocolate cake. Easy enough to stir up and enjoy next hour. This recipe makes 8 delicious...
Sugar Cookies with Icing
I hear my daughter's three-year-old voice every time I gaze at a beautiful bakery display,...
Blueberry Granita
Blueberry and rosemary. I stumbled upon this delicious combination when I was testing my granita...
Grapefruit Granita
The freezer in the Cancer Support Community's kitchen was giving me trouble during class last...
Apple Bars
My first born believed "candy corn" was a toy until at least her fourth birthday. I've eased up a...
Chocolove Chocolate Chip Cookies
I know...who needs another chocolate chip cookie recipe? I've been happy with my go-to recipe for...
Blueberry Granita
Start this granita three hours before you want to serve dessert or make it a day in advance. The...
Cocoa Buckwheat Granola
Chocolate for breakfast? Sure! Maximize nutrition with this cocoa buckwheat granola, adapted from...
Crème Anglaise and Coconut Crème Anglaise
What to do with lonely egg yolks leftover from angel food cake making? They're practically begging...
High-Altitude Angel Food Cake
One kitchen tool Williams-Sonoma has yet to color-coordinate and over-market: angel food cake...
Bittersweet Chocolate Bubble Pudding
Bubble tea or tapioca tea? Bubble, of course! With that in mind, I propose a rebranding of...
Cashew Cream
Naturally sweet, creamy goodness made from ... cashews? Believe it. One of the best takeaways...
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
With patience, you can bake chocolate chip cookies that are crisp on the outside and chewy...
Chunky Oatmeal Cookies from The Silver Palate
If you like oatmeal cookies with heft, these are the ones you want—lots of thick cut oats, nuts,...
Recipe from “Grandma B”: Blueberry Boy Bait
An old metal loaf pan is one of my priceless treasures. The pan is stuffed with handwritten recipe...
Cream Scones
You can stop collecting scone and shortcake recipes, this is the only one you need. I'm giving it...
Candied Kumquats
"Be sure and eat the skin." I shot my then boyfriend, Christopher, a skeptical look, but took a...
Brownies (…that beat the Ghirardelli box)
Ask my kids about their favorite brownie and they'll say it comes from a box. (The fact that my...
Stout Gingerbread Cake
Dark, dark, dark. Moist and spicy. Sweet, but not overly so. It would be so sad if you only...
Chocolate Birthday Cake (or Cupcakes), High-Altitude
In the late 1990's after I had assisted one of her baking classes at Draeger's in Menlo Park, Flo...
French Chocolate Buttercream
When I want chocolate cake, nothing else will do. I'll wait for it, in fact, I've been waiting for...
Blackberry Italian Meringue Buttercream
Ever since tasting my first Miette cupcake at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza, I've experimented...
