Simple and Sweet Caramel Cake
[Caramel cake, July 2011.] Monday. I am marooned at work without a slice of the delicious cherry pie I baked yesterday (the flaky crust! The …
Summer is for Baking Pie
[4th of July baking, July 2011.] Suddenly, am obsessed with making pie. I’m not sure why this is exactly — maybe because it’s been so …
Rain, Cold, Cookies, Spring
[Over the mountain, near Geyserville, May 2011.] It’s raining today in San Francisco (wait — it’s raining?? On the last day of May? This is …
About that Wedding Cake …
[Cake for Leah and Simon, gorgeous photo by Sweet Monday Photography.] A year ago I was obsessing about butter cream — how much, would it …
Toujours Amour & Caramel Pots de Creme
[Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite, February 2011.] And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To …
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies + Hitting the Road
[On my table right this minute, February 2011.] Today I am working from home and baking cookies and making soup (roasted potato-leek, with spinach and …
Love, Etc.
[Dad’s birthday cake, February 2011.] Oh, St. Valentine. Thank-you for giving me yet another reason to cook, though lord knows I need little excuse. This …
Rice Pudding + Cold Afternoons
[On the table this morning, January 2011.] Sunday afternoon post-pint (a Smithwick’s), I made rice pudding. And you know, I don’t really love rice pudding. …