I wanted to create a little drama here. I had some blueberries and I always like an easy loaf cake. I’ve created some great ones – blueberry cobbler, blueberry maple, blueberry ripple – but I really figured I needed to create something with a difference. So I turned the idea on its head. Tender, vanilla rich cake with a sweet, dusky, juicy blueberry cap. And … [Read more...] about Blueberry Upside Down Loaf Cake
Fruit and Vegetables
Fresh Peach Sheet Cake
I love a sheet cake. You can feed a crowd, it’s easy to make, leaves a lot of room for creative decorating and is adaptable to so many flavors. And it’s not fiddly like a layered and frosted cake, which I have never been good at creating. I make sweet potato version for Thanksgiving, egg nog for Christmas, and a spice cake for anytime. And here is … [Read more...] about Fresh Peach Sheet Cake
Blueberry Sugar Cookie Bars
Now that blueberries are here, it’s time to get to work on some great ways to showcase these delicious jewels. And in the past few seasons, I have become a little obsessed with the vivid purple hue blueberries can add to a glaze (or ganache). It’s so dramatic! I want to find as many ways as possible to show off that beautiful hue. So here I’ve made a sweet and … [Read more...] about Blueberry Sugar Cookie Bars
Whipped Burrata with Balsamic Strawberries
I read something recently that scoffed that burrata was “so over” because it has become ubiquitous. I can’t say I agree. Things generally become ubiquitous because they are good and people like them, and it can be a shame to see something lovely shunted to the sidelines to avoid being uncool. Another thing I have heard called overdone is whipped cheese displays. I don’t agree … [Read more...] about Whipped Burrata with Balsamic Strawberries
Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies
Strawberries, the great herald of Spring and brighter days to come. I revel in it! In fact, I very rarely eat strawberries except when they are in season locally, so I look forward to this brief time all year. Of course, I eat them as is and I make jam, but I love to explore fun and creative recipes to use them all up. I have always been a fan of strawberry cake, and in a … [Read more...] about Strawberry White Chocolate Blondies
