Baked Dessert

Almond Macarons With Caramelized White Chocolate Ganache
I’m emerging from a wedding planning, er, onslaught (for lack of a better word) to bring you this post. I...

Black Sesame Macarons With A ‘nutter Butter’ Filling
Well hello. Aside from the usual excuses about being busy, blah blah blah, this past week has been something else....

Bacon Fat Gingersnaps
We’re going back to California tomorrow (or today rather, as I write these posts the night before) for the holidays...
Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
I’ve never made thumbprint cookies before. I realize this indicates a serious gap in my education, but I was raised...

Miniature Panettone
While this recipe would’ve come in handy before Christmas, I hope you’ll allow me this grace period, as my brain’s been off...

Meyer Lemon Budino
Budino is Italian for pudding, and I’m assuming this recipe is Italian in origin because it comes to us from Craig...

Aunt Sassy Cake, Or Pistachio Layer Cake With Honey Buttercream
The search for the perfect wedding cake continues. Today I introduce to you, Aunt Sassy, the pluckiest pistachio cake you’ll ever meet,...

Alice Medrich’s Cocoa Brownies
Let’s get things straight here: I am no food stylist. If I were, I would know that trying to cut...

Honey Cupcakes With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Saturday afternoon had me knee-deep in frosting. There was frosting in the sink, on the floor, in my fingernails. My...

Preserved Lemons, A Work In Progress
I don’t have a recipe to share, just the beginnings of a process. While I’m mostly there in muscle work,...

How To Make Paneer?
Over Thanksgiving weekend, we went to an all-you-can-eat Indian restaurant, one of those fancy kinds with cloth napkins and unlimited...

Moonshine Marshmallows
I was originally inspired by the recipe for Blue Bottle Coffee’s moonshine marshmallows, but after making it multiple times, and failing,...

