By sally, on June 9th, 2010
At long last here is the crème brulee that I promised while we were on vacation. I made this sweet and creamy custard with two friends of mine several weeks ago. The three of us have been getting together for the last year or so and cooking or baking yummy treats [...]
By sally, on April 3rd, 2010
Saddled with another bag of Meyer lemons! What’s a poor girl to do? Actually, I was more than happy to take some Meyer lemons from one of my co-workers last week. She has a tree that is practically sagging from all of the lemons hanging from its branches.
Now what to do [...]
By sally, on February 27th, 2010
I have a thing for lemon desserts, especially lemon squares. Luckily for me lemon squares are often one of the featured desserts at potlucks, picnics and on the buffet lines at work meetings and conferences. Unluckily for me, the quality of these lemon squares varies greatly. Some are all crust with hardly a [...]
By sally, on December 24th, 2009
A lonely bag of cranberries called out to me in the store the other day. Not wanting the cranberries to feel neglected during this festive holiday season, I pulled them off the shelf and brought them home with me. What to do with these beautiful little red gems? Then it hit me—‘tis the [...]
By sally, on December 18th, 2009
Because the holidays aren’t nearly indulgent enough, I recently decided to make a sweet treat for breakfast. I came across a recipe for Apple Oven Cake in the October edition of Sunset magazine. I’m not sure that the cake was originally intended to be a breakfast entrée, but with the three large eggs [...]
