The Once and Future Apple Cake is a cake with a story. It began with a little girl whose mother baked apple cakes, but then died when the girl was young. When the girl grew up, she searched and searched for an apple cake like her mother’s. Please read the story and recipe here. I can’t tell the story any better than it has already been told. (more…)
Categories: desserts · produce · vegetarian
I’m visiting James’ family in the Dominican Republic. We’re having a very Christmassy time even though we’ll actually spend Christmas at a cottage on a beach. Today we made wreathes, listened to Christmas music, and made peppernuts. This is the second time we’ve made peppernuts because the first batch was eaten in less than 24 hours. (more…)
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Our British friends invited us to “high tea” and asked us to bring something appropriate for a tea, so I made these. I tried a recipe I found here, but the texture of the dough wasn’t right. I altered the recipe and made another batch before the tea. I love how apple and chedder taste together. I’ll definitely make these scones again. (more…)
Categories: breads · desserts · vegetarian
Something like a peach is in season right now. It doesn’t look like a peach very much because it’s greenish on the outside and pale green on the inside. I think it’s just that no one lets them get at ripe as we would like them. It’s okay if you use them in baking though – they turn orange and taste peachy! I might even like them better than a normal peach in baking because they have a nice tartness to them like a green apples does. This galette was delicious, but I don’t have the proportion of crust to fruit right yet (too much crust). So I’m going to try this again with apples and then post the new and improved recipe!
Categories: breads · desserts · produce · vegetarian
