In the 1998 facsimile edition of Betty Crocker’s Picture Book (originally released in 1950), there is a picture of this pie above the caption: Fresh Cherry Pie Gay with hatchets and a garland of cherry leaves. “Festive ending to a Washington’s birthday dinner. For other occasions, use cutouts of pumpkins for hallowe’en, bells for New Year’s […]
Whenever I’m tasked with planning a menu, I always look for recipes that make sense in the larger context of the meal. I want flavors that complement each other, first and foremost, but they also have to be practical to prepare and seasonally appropriate. I also try to contrast the heaviness and lightness of foods […]
At the beginning of the year I posted about my first attempt at making sourdough bread from my homemade starter aka Julia. Reader, I have a confession to make. Julia may or may not be dead. If she is not dead already she is certainly very close to death. I should probably try and revive her but, […]
This is not a danish. Hence the quotation marks. This is for when poor supply (why don’t more bakeries do this?!) forces you to take things into your own hands. The only thing harder than finding fresh danish is finding the rare fruit AND cheese species. It is 2019 why do I have to choose?? […]
Lately I’ve been in the type of baking mood where I just want to try all the new things. This week I set out for myself two tasks: make a batch of puff pastry for next week’s project and make an ice cream bombe to celebrate Bastille Day (no wonder I have no time for […]
La Retro Recipe 