Strawberry Week | Strawberries in Pimm’s with Basil Cream
This is PK’s contribution to Breakfast at Wimbledon. The Championships are perfectly situated at the dawn of summer, and so strawberries and their best friend cream have become as important as the...
View ArticleMy New Favorite Dessert | Krema Buckeye Blondies
My sister-in-law can bake. These blondies are her latest creation and chock-full of wonderful, local-to-Columbus ingredients from Krema Nut. They’re perfect for back to school snack and equally great...
View ArticleBecause You’re Only 4 1/2 Once | Chocolate Pudding
Birthdays call for cakes. Half birthdays, pudding. Cherub celebrated her four and half years in this world just this past Friday. We had pudding as a special I-turned-four-and-a-half dessert....
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
Pie filling recipe from Foster's Market, in NC. Pie crust recipe from my Momma. I am thankful for family, friends and full bellies. I am thankful for a warm house, a garden that surrounds it and a...
View ArticleCookie Exchange | Chocolate-Sichuan Pepper Crinkles
It’s not the holidays without at least one cookie exchange. This year I wanted to make a traditional cookie (the ubiquitous crinkle) with just a slight kick. Enter Sichuan pepper: not related at all...
View ArticleFrench Crush | Pâtisserie Lallier
I have a new pastry crush. It’s on Michelle from Pâtisserie Lallier. She is a French-taught (Le Cordon Bleu, natch) pastry chef that has an almost mystical way about guimauves (that’s marshmallows to...
View ArticleSimple Summer Snack | Strawberry Lemon Balm Paletas
There’s only so much jam you can make. Sometimes, you just need to start eating those 16 or 17 pounds of strawberries you picked. And maybe you need to enlist the kids, too. Enter the world’s...
View ArticleNew Adventures | Charlotte and Olivia’s Ice Creams
I went with a friend to my very first Meet Up. Which, to be honest wasn’t something I would normally find within my range of regular activities. But she tempted me with something: there would be ice...
View ArticleA Sadness and a Joy | Ball Jar Sour Cherry Pies
I had some sad news earlier this week. We just won’t have a cherry season around here this year. I think Michigan is all but given up hope of anything there, too. And all the farms that might have...
View ArticleA Luxurious Dessert | Strawberries, Red Wine, Sriracha
My palate has wanderlust again. I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Vietnamese food and the influences the French left behind. I have a hankering for Pho. I’m desperate for a good bánh mì. So it...
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