Baked Nectarines & Pistachios

May 15, 2018

Caught up in the exercise of questioning everything, which by the way, I apply and reapply to almost everything in my life, I too, like a lamb, strayed for a…

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Persimmon & Date Bundt Cake

Nov 24, 2017

You might have noticed persimmons lying around in crates at the market or supermarket everywhere this time of year. This delicious and creamy golden fruit is in season from October…

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Poached Pear Cardamom Cake

Oct 31, 2017

If you’re as much of a pear-cardamom combo lover as I am, then you simply must make this loaf cake. As I always like to say, this cake is pretty easy to…

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(Not Too Spooky)
Rose Hip Jam Crostata

Oct 31, 2016

We don’t really celebrate Halloween. At least, not in the proper, pumpkin-carving, costume-hunting and decorating-our-home-with-spooky-stuff kind of way. Somehow, after having our daughter, noticing the hype of importing every other…

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Really Great Brownies

Apr 08, 2016

My relationship with Brownies is long and complicated. It started a long time ago, in my childhood, when my mother’s aunt would make these fluffy brownies topped with a gooey,…

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Chocolate Apple Cake

Aug 24, 2015

There’s a chill in the air that will have you know Summer is slowly making its exit. That and the fact that apples are starting to ripe. It’s been a…

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DIY Coffee Scrub

Aug 19, 2015

I will keep this short. I was prompted to make my own body scrub because after thorough research, I found that most of those available for purchase are either non-organic…

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Summer Fruit Macaroon Pie

Jun 30, 2015

This is the kind of dessert you make so that you can share with old and good friends (you know, the ones that love you even when you have one…

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