Since I’m sure absolutely everyone is making their own handmade pies this season (wink), I bet you’ll have some extra pie dough lying around and no idea what to do with it! I have the answer: apple. pie. dumplings.
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Sometimes you just need a viral sensation to lift your mood - and the soufflé pancake is definitely the way to go right now. I wrote about the origins of this fluffy hot cake for the Today Show, and you can find the full article on their site. But if you just want the good ole recipe, I’ve got it here for you. So go ahead and plan a weekend with a jiggly, puffy pancake that just won’t quit.
I’ve always been a sucker for tarts (no pun intended!). Whether it’s for breakfast, dessert, or just a mid-day snack, tarts have always been a winner in my house. This delicious Sage and Apricot Tart is quick and easy to make and is perfect on a warm summer night. If you want to go crazy, add some vanilla ice cream on top!
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Do you ever have a recipe you pull out of a magazine and go back to over and over?
That was the theory of Saveur’s 25th Anniversary Issue, revisiting some of their favorite past creations. But instead of just choosing the most popular they went to their test kitchen directors past and present to find the recipes that really stuck with the people who saw them the most.
Current test kitchen director, Kat Craddock knew exactly which one she would choose. The Canadian Butter Tarts from a 2000 issue spoke to her as a teenager and she carried the recipe with her over the years. So we decided to have Kat over to share this intentionally runny and intensely delicious recipe that she has been going back to for 20 years.
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I’m not sure much is better than a blondie. It’s basically just a giant sugar carb chewy delight. But Nicole Rucker changed the game with her recipe that adds fruit into the mix. A little bit of extra sweetness from a different source makes them even brighter.
We got Nicole’s recipe via her new book Dappled: Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers, which is exactly what it sounds like. If you love dessert and you love adding fruit into your desserts, then you are in luck. I almost audibly gasped when I saw it, since I am a major fruit dessert kind of gal (I think Bring It! had almost as many fruit desserts as not, and I’m not sorry about it).
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In the summer, for me, everything is about berries. There is nothing purer and sweeter than a summer strawberry and it can feel like a replacement for any other sweet treat unto itself. So when I know I am not ready for the sugar high of my beloved gelato I turn to these popsicles. They are as easy as turning on the blender and they have the added touch of turmeric to give them a little more depth. They are quick, perfect, sugar-free bites of summer. What more could you ask for!?
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There are few cookies more classic than a Black and White, but it seems like the kind of thing you buy rather than make. But is it really as hard as it seems?
I went to William Greenberg to find out, and the answer might surprise you.
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I grew up with a grandmother who was all about pie, and she was particularly adept at the perfect pie crust. It was always a lattice and she made it look so effortless.
But of course as I got older and tried doing it on my own I started to feel that there was a lot of effort behind the effortless. I needed someone to take the fear out of my lattice. And Vallery Lomas was just the best possible person.
You might recognize Valerie as the winner of the Great American Baking Show. She has an awesome blog Foodie in New York that is a party-lovers’ dream. Vallery came over to show me her lattice crust secrets and she had so much advice. From the best way to cut the pie crust to the tricks to hide any imperfections I feel like I am ready to take on any pie now.
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