Spumoni Blondies
I have a feeling we’re all a little cookied out. But this year seemed to be the year of the cookie swap, and I’ve loved seeing all the festivities celebrating the multitude of cookies that abound. Recently, my aunt hosted a cookie swap, asking each of us who went to bake 8 dozen cookies! You…
Sfogliatelle (cheaters version)
Sfogliatelle is one of the Italian pastry seniors. Hailing from Campania, Italy, specifically “a nun’s convent on the Amalfi coast”, the pastry is floral, just like your grandmother’s perfume, layered with decades of history, showing up in Italian pastry cases next to Italian giants, cannoli, pasticciotto, and bomboloni. There are two kinds: sfogliatelle riccia (crispy…
Yellow Cake With Whipped Chocolate Frosting
Over here we like a good cake moment, cue the Baskin Robbins commercial theme song my mom and I love to chant “ice cream and cake and cake!” My favorite cake of all time is a boxed yellow cake mix with canned chocolate frosting. For someone who grew up eating home cooked meals and deeply…
Apple Ricotta Crinkle Cake
This week I’m thinking about crinkle cake. Crispy, crunchy delicious ricotta custard and apple dotted crinkle cake. I have a few sweets up my sleeve these days so expect some more incoming recipes. A little note to crinkle cake: Crinkle cake you are clever with your crispy little layers and tender custard soaked bottom. You’re…
Crumb Cake With Sour Cherry Jam
Margarine tried to steal the crumb cake show so I switched it out for Kerry Gold butter. Yes, I know this is bit luxurious but I really wanted to splurge. One of my trivial goals in life is to frequently stash European style butter in the fridge for occasions like this. European butter is known…
Sfogliatella Ricci
gather the goods Yield: 15-20 mini sfogliatella Total Time: 12+ hours 500g Manitoba flour 200g water 20g honey 10g salt 150g pork fat 1. Melt honey with water. 2. Melt salt with other half of water. 3. Mix in the mixer with a dough hook for at least 10 minutes at low speed. 4….
Berry Young Tea Granita
Read More Gather The Goods 1 Cup water 2 T loose tea leaves 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup strawberries Make It 1. Steep the tea in hot water until a bright fuchsia color develops. Let cool 2. Add all ingredients to a blender, including the tea leaves and blend until smooth. 3….
Grapefruit Crush
Yield: 2 Gather The Goods 1 C Fresh Squeezed grapefruit or grapefruit juice 2 T Lime Simple Syrup 0.5 oz Rum 8 Mint leaves Crushed Ice —————- Lime Simple Syrup 1 c sugar 1 cup lime juice Rinds of squeezed limes Make it 1. Make the simple syrup and let cool. 2. Use a…