Everything You Want to Eat

Fruit cobbler season is here!!! I make this one with all kinds of spring/summer fruit combos: raspberries, blueberries, cherries, strawberries, peaches, blackberries and plums. I …

Lemon mousse and berry Tart! Here she is! This is a simple tart crust filled with lemon mousse (lemon curd combined with whipped cream), and topped with fresh berries. Perfect for…

Two layer strawberry cake with whipped cream and berries. This cake is based on Marian Burro’s 1983 plum torte recipe from The New York Times. I’ve been doing it with strawberries…

An apple crisp on a cozy fall day is pretty close to perfection. It would even be great at thanksgiving if you don’t want to mess around with pie crusts. I use 1/2 tart apples lik…

This is my all time favorite apple cake. It's easy to make (one bowl) and the flavor is next level - like caramel apples. It's great plain as a snack cake and even better …

Did you know you can make jam in about 30 minutes and control the amount of sugar that goes in it? With less sugar it won’t be quite as thick but it’s still delicious on toast, in…

Using ripe, juicy peaches will give you the best flavor in this frozen yogurt recipe. You can use regular whole milk yogurt or for something even creamier, use Greek yogurt. Defin…

I had some powdered lime from a Persian market in my cupboard that I was trying to figure out what to do with. Powdered lime tastes a little like Sumac and a little like sour patc…

Pickled cherries are a great way to use cherries coming into market right now. They're fantastic  alone, in salads, with meat (especially grilled pork chops and chicken) or o…

Blackberry Ice Cream 
A couple weeks ago I was picking wild blackberries in upstate New York and I was inspired to make a blackberry ice cream when I got home to LA and my ice crea…

Clafoutis (pronounced kla-foo-tee) is traditionally made with cherries, but it's also delicious with strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, prunes soaked in …

Did you know you can make RAW strawberry jam in no time at all with just a small amount of sugar or sweetener? I love old fashioned jam but this is great in the summer when you do…

A fruit galette is a rustic, free form tart (in Italy known as a crostata.) In my opinion they're easier and more forgiving than a pie, and only a little more work than a cri…

Cooking and baking are about learning techniques and understanding flavor profiles. The idea of flavor profiles can be broken down into two parts: what tastes good together (for …

I have been sampling a lot of plums, pluots, peaches and nectarines at the farmer's markets lately. People say don't go to the market hungry. Those people clearly don&#…

I'm writing this post on a glorious summer day in Aspen, Colorado. I'm here working for a week, cooking in the mountains and loving every minute of it. I'm staying in…

It's not officially summer but you wouldn't know it here with all the berries at the farmer's markets. This is a quick and easy summery dessert that can be made with…