One of my earliest cooking memories is standing on a tiny stool and pressing a fork into peanut butter cookie dough, working slowly and steadily to make sure the criss-crosses...
Tossing the sweet potatoes and tomatoes with vinegar (agro) and sugar (dolce) before roasting gives the finished dish pleasing sweet and sour notes. Served over a salty feta, toasted pumpkin...
Pampered fruits never develop any character; it is no different in the plant world than in the human world. That is why apricots from Valais, with their extreme temperature fluctuations,...
Reminiscent of devil’s food cake, these supermoist cupcakes are topped with a chocolate ganache that has a little added bonus Toasted Sunflower Seed and Almond Butter. Trust me, it won’t...
For the very best raspberry bars, we needed to strike just the right balance between bright, tangy fruit filling; tender, buttery shortbread crust; and rich, crumbly topping. To streamline our...
Combining sweet, juicy fruit with rich, tender shortbread creates an appealing contrast of flavors and textures. We wanted to make a bar cookie featuring peaches, but quickly realized their challenge:...
Southerners are lucky because peach orchards abound and peak-of-flavor peaches are as near as the nearest farmers’ market. Even some supermarkets showcase the homegrown in season and these are the...
Although blondies are baked in a pan like brownies, their flavor is closer to that of chocolate chip cookies—with even more of a butterscotch punch. Our ideal blondie is chewy...