Old-fashioned pound cake always satisfies. Here is the pound cake recipe we have used since 1976 when Mrs. Elma Sanders of Raleigh, N.C., won the blue ribbon for her pound cake at the North Carolina State Fair. We're reprinting the News and Observer story from Thursday, November … [Read more...]
Strawberry Shortcake
Adapted lightly from Rich and Tender Shortcakes with Strawberries and Whipped Cream, Cook's Illustrated, May 1997. Some people like yellow spongecake for strawberry shortcake but I prefer these traditional sweet biscuits. This recipe makes six shortcakes using a 2 3/4-inch … [Read more...]
Chocolate Yogurt Snack Cakes
From David Lebovitz's The Sweet Life in Paris (2009). I found out about these little chocolate cakes when I looked for a quick comfort-food breakfast treat. The internet discovered (and liked) the cakes years ago, judging by the many food blogger mentions. You can convince … [Read more...]
compost cookies®
From Christina Tosi at Momufuku Milk Bar in New York. Makes 15 to 20 cookies. Christina’s description of the cookies is below. She wrote it without capitalization as is her style. Ever the copy editor, I added capitals to help me read it. She also mentions “coffee grounds” as an … [Read more...]
French Apple Cake
From Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, a delectable apple cake that our family enjoyed during Christmas week of 2017. The cake reminded me of Jack Kerouac's famous endorsement of apple pie in On the Road: “I ate apple pie and ice cream—it was getting better as I got deeper … [Read more...]
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