on a day like today there are at least fifty shades of sunshine When you get to my age, one of the vagaries you tend to recognize in the corners of your mind but prefer to ignore, is the process of repeating yourself. So it goes with my constant iterations of scones. If you love a crusty, on-the-drier-side, light scone with a delicate flavor profile, follow along here..... There is nothing more invigorating on a beautiful early … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Summer is Here and the Fruit Pickins are Irresistible! – Strawberry-Rhubarb Scones with Two Gingers
Who can resist these beautiful offerings? It's no secret that this is indeed my favorite time of the year. Summer fruit is beginning to come into market - and even here in NJ we have some beautiful local crops coming in. Yesterday, I was over at Wightman's Farm buying tomatoes to make the Lentil and Tomato Salad recipe which is on Epicurious. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lentil-salad-with-tomato-and-dill-232495 This is … [Read more...]
The Für Elise Cake – A Sweet Cherry and White Peach Cake Dedicated to the Love of Great Moms
In June, thoughts for me turn to the long-awaited array of beautiful stone fruits that are coming into market. It is also a month that I think a lot about my Mom whose 94th birthday will be on June 22nd and how she would have been in her own kitchen baking up a storm of peach pies and cherry pies and cakes. Today, I have in my thoughts, a friend of mine, with whom I share many sentiments and passions, among them a love of nature and baking. … [Read more...]
Another Stellar Day at NYBG in the Rose Garden; A Word about the Ironies of Life
"Joyful, joyful we adore thee." Can you hear what calls to you? Will you honor it? This is the true essence of spirituality and thankfulness for me……. Far be it for me to self-annoint as a Renaissance Woman. Mine is the orientation of the opposite, working always from the net-deficit position in life. So, I'll go as far as to say that I am, yes, obsessed with all things of a Renaissance-orientation - including music, art, … [Read more...]
Recipe In Three Pieces – The Fresh Apricot Tart with French Almond Cream and Almond Crust
luscious organic apricots from California courtesy Frog Hollow Farm and Eataly Today's post is a follow up to yesterday's - where I was waxing poetic about the virtues of fresh apricots…….. Sometimes a dessert has to come together in distinct recipe pieces. You're in experimental mode and you're working on instinct. You pick what your palate calls you to. While the combination of apricots and frangipane (French Almond Cream) is not … [Read more...]
Quest for the Perfect Apricot – Worth Its Weight in Gold
photo courtesy freshplaza.com and Stemlitz photo courtesy Frog Hollow Farm Today I guess I won't be working or wandering in the gardens outside, near or far. It's raining here. For now, it seems like a good day for wandering elsewhere - into the world of the apricot. We are sailing right along into the wonderful world of the stone fruit season right about now - well sort of. The first cherries have arrived here on the east coast … [Read more...]