French tart

I have a sinking suspicion I’ll get more interesting hits for the title of this post than usual. But I’m not sure how to describe it. Blasphemous tart dough? Perhaps. The recipe is from here (I won’t repeat it here), and when I saw the instructions, I headed straight for the kitchen. See, I hate [...]

Pumpkin cake

I know what you’re thinking. Pumpkin cake? In spring? Yes, it’s a somewhat odd choice, especially given the 30 degree (Celsius) weather we had this weekend.  For some reason, I woke up Saturday, inhaled the slightly humid New Haven air, and thought squash in dessert form would be a good idea.
Please, someone, I need an [...]

Semolina sandwich loaf

Sandwich bread is for toasting. There is no other reason to sell bread in perfectly uniform slices, other than to achieve the ideal crunch to butter ratio.  It’s the perfect fast food: pop it in the toaster, slather with a pat of golden goodness, and go.

Toast is why you need to make this loaf.  If [...]

Pavlova, Take 2

Apologies for the single blurry photo in this post.  I made a pavlova for an Australia day potluck we attended on Saturday night, and were in a bit of a hurry to get there, so the pictures suffered a little.   But take my word for it: if you’ve never had pavlova before, this is how [...]

Cinnamon raisin spice rolls

I have been craving cinnamon rolls for years. YEARS. And I resisted up until now. Why, I have no idea — I’m just silly like that sometimes.  I finally made them over the holidays, in one of my, “Damn it, James, I’m not going to work this morning” moods.  They were our Christmas morning breakfast, [...]