Hell ya! Claire won't be coming home for Thanksgiving this year so we did what every red blooded American does, we used that as an excuse to have Thanksgiving in August! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite meals...and is a lovely surprise when eaten off season. Because of the hot weather this was Thanksgiving "light". I mean [...]
In my desire to throw myself head first into fall, I’ve been obsessing on some kind of apple dessert. Not cakes, something moist and very, very apply. I became intrigued with making an apple clafouti but loaded with sliced apples, baked in a spring form pan instead of the classic pie pan or gratin [...]
This is the time of year for baking and for apples. Last week a friend forwarded a link from the Letters From a Hill Farm blog which featured a buttermilk apple snack cake. I received the link on Friday and of course baked the cake first thing Saturday morning, and I do mean first [...]
Being a sucker for a flourless chocolate cake, and being a sucker for trying different kinds of flours in recipes it was no surprise that I would be smitten with this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. I like the texture of it. I beat it long as suggested on the recipe to make sure [...]
