Last month, we celebrated National Ice Cream Month with an ode to my childhood popsicle truck favorite: the toasted almond bar. Did you catch this Toasted Almond Coconut Gelato? It’s creamy, coconutty, crunchy and all the things I loved about that ice cream truck popsicle. Cuisinart’s Ice Cream and Gelato Maker is the …
Toasted Almond Coconut Gelato
It was the spring of 2012. A sophomore in design school, I accompanied a small group of students and faculty to Milan, Italy for the Salone Furniture Fair. No big deal, right? It was there that I first had gelato. Tubs and tubs of swoopy, creamy and candy-studded gelato lined small …
Stamped Citrus Shortbread
A short two weeks ago, NYT Cooking came out with a list of 12 brand spankin’ new Christmas cookies— all crafted by cook and author Susan Spungen. They’re sure to impress, as the piece promises. Get a load of those colors and textures! Is there anything quite like the fragrance …
Bourbon Peach Pie
For 27 years (you know, give or take) I’ve held tightly to the notion that my grandmother’s apple pie is the best in the world. I’ve sold them at the farmer’s market with great success. No matter what filling she used– usually apple, sometimes peach or blueberry– it was magnificent. …
Smashed Blueberry Yogurt Popsicles
Remember when? It was 3pm, AKA the lonely hour where post-school hunger kicks in and dinner is still a ways away. You’d be fiddling with a video game, homework, or slouching through the monotony of daily chores. Then you hear something, ever so softly in the distance: it’s the ice …
Doughnuts with Blood Orange Cream
Confession: doughnuts are my guilty pleasure. When you’re craving a pillowy cloud of dough filled with cream, chocolate or jelly, nothing else will do. Long Island is seriously lacking in good doughnuts (sorry, Dunkin, you don’t count) and this recipe is going in my arsenal for good! Update: now we’re …
Shortbread Cookies with Chai Spices
They’re finally here! Warming, chai spiced shortbread cookies. I’ve been dreaming of shortbread ever since I came upon a darling vintage diamond-shaped cookie cutter with scalloped edges. I tried so hard to love it. I reeeeeally wanted to love it Unfortunately, cookie cutters weren’t made all too well 65 years ago. …
Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti
This past Sunday, we got our first big snowfall in Roanoke! It was the perfect day to make these chocolate pistachio biscotti. Snow fell all day long. I had It’s a Wonderful Life playing quietly in the background with a cup of coffee. I had the house to myself. It …
Peach Semifreddo
I’ve partnered with Sur la Table to bring you some fun recipes this year! It’s officially summer and this is bound to be a new favorite. No need for fancy equipment or excessive chill time. Semifreddo (semi-frozen!) is basically like whipped frozen mousse. It can take many shapes and forms …
Pumpkin Mascarpone Parfaits
I was walking through a department store yesterday and passed a girl wearing a shirt that read “BUT FIRST, PUMPKIN SPICE.” We giggle, but let’s get real: we all feel this way. At least a little. Admit it! Tis the season for everything pumpkin. I fully embrace it. This is …