Spice Trader’s Reserve Vanilla Ice Cream
On the topic of vanilla ice cream, you can, of course, also make your own. It's really easy to do.
I've found that the key to making really good vanilla ice cream is to start...
Peachberry Ice Cream Drizzle
I love vanilla ice cream. It's kind of boring, but it's true.
I love Haagen-Dazs. I love Brighams. I love almost everything in between. Give me a Hoodsie cup on a hot afternoon or a...
Blueberry Cakelettes
This recipe is a happy accident.
I was planning on making my Coconut Bomb cookies this afternoon, and realized a little too late that I was out of, well, coconut. I had a container of...
Lemony-Glazed Cream Cheese Cookies
In our house, we make these cookies around Christmas, but they're great year round. They're soft and sweet—and slightly tangy. This recipe is a family heirloom. (I actually called my mother to ask for...
Coconut Cake for Old Man Richard
The first time I made this cake, we were up visiting an old friend who rents a cottage every summer up in Gloucester, Mass.
We spent the greater part of the evening out on the...
Buttery Greek Apple Tart
Fall is coming. Boston's been on the cold side. The stores are starting to fill up with back-to-school supplies. This means one thing to me: Apple-picking season is on its way. And I couldn't...
Drunken Chocolate Pound Cake
Boston has been cold and rainy the last few days, and it's making me want to bake. Here's one of my favorite pound cakes. It's ridiculously rich and bourbon-y.
A note on the coffee and...
Kourambiedes (Or, Perfect Greek Butter Cookies)
Kourambiedes (pronounced koor-ah-bee-eds) are those little Greek butter cookies that are usually shaped like a moon or a half-moon and are covered in powdered sugar.
They're buttery and melty and perfectly crumbly (and second only...
Duckie’s Rice Pudding
Duckie was my grandmother, and this is her rice pudding recipe. I use whole milk to make it, because that's the way she did it.
Duckie's Rice Pudding
1 quart whole milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup uncooked...
Blueberry Buckle
This is the blueberry buckle I grew up on.
According to Epicurious.com, a buckle is a cake where the batter rises above the fruit, buckling it, while it cooks. It's a really quick and simple...