Mother’s Day is the holiday I most associate with brunch. Birthdays, anniversaries and other days celebrating individuals are celebrated differently by different people. But there seems to be a universal agreement that Mother’s Day should be celebrated with brunch. Preferably outdoors. Maybe I think that because that is just how we always celebrated it growing […]
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This time of year I often find myself feeling like my body needs a bit of detoxing. After all of the overindulgence of the holidays fresh lighter foods seem more appealing to me than their heavier counterparts. The same goes for desserts. Don’t worry, I will be back to making insanely rich decadent things soon, […]
Trifle is one of my favorite desserts. A layered dessert consisting of sponge cake, fruit, and pastry cream, there is something both elegant and comforting about it at the same time. I love the interplay of textures and flavors, and the beauty of layers in a clear glass bowl gets me every time. Until recently […]
A great side benefit of our short lived blueberry picking adventure was stopping at all the farm stands for amazing produce on our way back. The farm that had the blueberries also had large apricot orchards, and they were selling “apricot seconds” for half price. There was nothing wrong with the fruit, it simply didn’t […]
Last week, wanting to do something fun and summery as a family, we went blueberry picking on the North Fork of Long Island. Since our son absolutely loves picking tomatoes from our garden (unfortunately sometimes green ones as well as ripe ones) we figured he would love picking one of his favorite fruits right off […]
Chocolate and nuts seem to dominate when it comes to Passover desserts. Not that I am complaining. I love chocolate as much as the next person, and it does make for some very tasty desserts. But sometimes it is refreshing to make something different. This strawberry-rhubarb crisp is my seder tradition. I absolutely adore the […]
