A Refreshing Start – 5 tips for healthy smoothies
I love smoothies. In summers past I used to make smoothies every morning to get my day started right (before my blenders kept braking – I seriously have terrible luck with blender lifespans). Not only can smoothies be an incredibly healthy way to start your day – but they can feel like dessert! 5 tips for healthy smoothies Don’t use apple or pineapple juice they’re loaded with sugar and doesn’t add enough to the taste of your smoothie. Substitute... Read More
Lemon Polenta Cake
I love this cake. I wanted to find a recipe for a cornmeal cookie when I came across recipes for this classic Italian dessert. I originally printed out Nigella Lawson’s recipe to try, but I didn’t want to pour a lemon syrup over my cake. I just added the lemon right into the batter and ended up with an amazing pound cake with a crumbling texture and lemon kick, that’s incidentally entirely gluten free! I guess I like dense cakes. This one definitely competes... Read More
Reasons for Cravings – Plum Tart
I’ve been looking for a reason for my sudden otherwise inexplicable foray into baking so many cakes and pies this season. I had thought it was just the inspiring selections from my always-pushing neighborhood fruit stand guys. These plums were irresistible with their freckles looking like a map of the universe on their glowing purple skin… but that doesn’t really explain it. As I stand by my counter cutting through my bounty I begin feeling the comfort of the... Read More
The City’s Great Street Stalls – making apricot upside down cake
So I live in New York City and one of my first shocks when I started to live here is how truly expensive food is. Not just eating out (which there are too many great options for to choose from) but in the grocery store. Everything is “an arm and a leg” kind of expensive. I’ve made a spaghetti dinner for 6 people and had a grocery bill of over $70 for it! I’m not the kind of girl to waste heirloom tomatoes on spaghetti – that was the bill for my mom’s... Read More
