• Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

    “pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man…bake me a cake as fast as you can…” Last week, we were invited to a friends home for Friday night dinner. I wanted to bring dessert but didn’t want anything too

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  • Berry and Rhubarb Galette

    E and I signed up for a Stony Hill Farms CSA – Half Share this summer. It is always nice to support local farms! It is so easy too! We pick our share up every Wednesday at

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  • Lemon Cherry Cornbread Muffins

    Summer fruit and vegetables are my favorite, and cherries are some of my favorite fruit. It is unfortunate that they are only really good for a couple months each year. Yesterday, during my weekly grocery

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  • My Mama's Mandelbrot

    My mother is an excellent baker. Her banana chocolate chip muffins are famous among my friends and family. Everyone fights for them. Especially the muffins that fall a little bit or are slightly under-cooked. I

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  • My "Compost Cookie"

    This past summer for our wedding anniversary I surprised E with a “crack pie” baking class at Momofuku Milk Bar in Brooklyn. Outfitted in our colorful bandannas (see above) and while drinking some Brooklyn Lager, we learned all

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