A quick and easy recipe for rhubarb coffee cake, great for everyday entertaining or just because. Today is the first day of summer break for my children. Our alarm went off at 6:15 a.m. I rolled over onto my husband's pillow as he begrudgingly exited the bed. This is, in … [Read more...] about Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Desserts
Salted Maple Whiskey Caramel Corn with Pecans for Movie Night
This recipe for maple caramel corn with a shot of whiskey, plenty of pecans, and a sprinkling of salt is just what your movie night ordered. Every morning over breakfast Magnus asks me if it's a school day. His sweet voice calls to me from the kitchen table even as I move … [Read more...] about Salted Maple Whiskey Caramel Corn with Pecans for Movie Night
Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
An easy-to-follow recipe for bakery-style chocolate chip cookies: make them large, salt the tops, and bite into the crisped edges and chewy centers. I remember sidling up to the counter, our cream-colored KitchenAid with its head angled towards the sky, my mom pulling … [Read more...] about Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brandied Apple Strudel {Apfelstrudel}
A recipe for classic apfelstrudel (or apple strudel, if you like) with brandied caramel apples, golden raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon spice all topped off with a brandy-spiked glaze. Yesterday we headed out as a family to the farmers market, which has become leaner and … [Read more...] about Brandied Apple Strudel {Apfelstrudel}
Ginger Almond Fig Cake {Gluten-Free}
A recipe for a gluten-free, almond flour cake dotted with figs and ginger. In August I spent a good deal of time being upset by the lack of figs in my life. I even went so far as purchasing them in Grand Marais when I came across them at the co-op there and then packing … [Read more...] about Ginger Almond Fig Cake {Gluten-Free}
