I am in love with citrus desserts. My obsession usually takes the form of chocolate-orange concoctions, but I have been known to binge on lemon treats now and again. So when I saw this drool-worthy recipe for Lemon Tea Cake on Sugarchef’s blog, it immediately moved to the top of my Must-Bake List.This bread has…
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A Tale of Two Brownies
Dear readers: This story has a tragic beginning, but do not fear–it has a happy ending. Once upon a time, there was a woman who diligently read the food section of the LA Times each Wednesday. Even though it was shamefully skimpy and often featured wine articles she didn’t care about, she still looked forward…
Key Lime Pie
Recently a friend came to visit, and in the course of a ravenous trip to the local 99 Cent store (bastion of cheap, adventurous eats) we found huge bags of key limes for only a dollar. If you’re not familiar with key limes, they’re tiny but–if you pick them right–packed with tart, flavorful juice. I…
Deconstructed Blackberry Pie
My tolerance of summer is a Faustian bargain of sorts. I agree to suffer the indignities of high temperatures for months on end, and in return I get to gorge on all manner of delicious summer produce–especially watermelon and berries. While berries are technically available year-round, the sour pebbles they sell for $5/pint in the…
Chocolate-Orange Petit Fours
I devised this recipe for a recipe contest sponsored by Green & Black’s Chocolate. I gave them awesome chocolate-orange cakes, they gave me the proverbial hand. Now I give YOU the recipe, in the hopes that you will appreciate it more than they did. The rules were that entrants could only use five ingredients, and…
Sunny Lemon Cookies
After several pleasant weeks of cooler-than-usual temperatures, it’s getting warm again in Los Angeles. The rising temperatures haven’t caused me to forsake my oven, but they have made me crave bright, summery flavors. My recent experiments making macarons, nougat, and marshmallow have left me with a lot of lonely egg yolks. I could turn these…
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
Jason & I enjoyed our first Thanksgiving alone this year, which was seriously fantastic. Since I had to work the day before and the day after, we figured traveling or hosting would be too overwhelming. In addition to the obvious benefits of not having hosting duties (didn’t shower till 2pm, yesssss) I was also free…
Thanksgiving round-up: Orange Rolls
Orange rolls are my family’s traditional Thanksgiving bread of choice. I feel good including them on a dessert blog because with their sugar, butter, eggs, and sweet glaze, they’re not quite in the healthy carb category. (But rest assured, they are in the tasty carb category). I always make extra for leftover turkey sandwiches.
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