I’d like to tell you this recipe is the result of my own hard work, carefully thought out and planned. But really, it was an accident of leftovers. When I was developing the recipe for my Peach Amaretto Cheesecake, I found myself with a lot of amaretti cookies. I’d also had one of those farmers market shopping sprees when I bought an absolute glut of all the gorgeous … [Read more...] about Blueberry Amaretto Crisp
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Welcome to the New and Improved Runaway Spoon
It’s a little hard for me to believe, but I have been The Runaway Spoon for over eleven years. My first post, in April of 2009, was about fried chicken and meeting Julia Child. Since then, I have become a full-time food writer, published three cookbooks and made more wonderful connections with readers and fellow food writers than I could ever enumerate. My knowledge … [Read more...] about Welcome to the New and Improved Runaway Spoon
Surprise Fun Finds! Stock the Pantry and Support Southern Producers
So maybe you are at home, in the kitchen, looking to expand your repertoire, try a new recipe or conquer a project you’ve always wanted to try. Or maybe you just need something different. But you don’t want to go to the grocery. Or maybe you’d like to send a little something to a friend you haven’t seen in a while. So I thought I’d put together a list of mail-order … [Read more...] about Surprise Fun Finds! Stock the Pantry and Support Southern Producers
Chocolate Cherry Emergency Cake
I have had this recipe all written up for years, waiting to post during a holiday rush, but it seems to me like now might be the perfect time to share this uncomplicated, family friendly sweet treat. I call this my emergency cake for those occasions when I need to take something to a friend, a last minute dinner invite or a school function. This recipe is one for which I can … [Read more...] about Chocolate Cherry Emergency Cake
Orange Poppyseed Drizzle Muffins
Muffins are so easy. I mean, there are so many recipes that produce beautiful muffins with just a bowl and a spoon. And the little individual size treats always look so sweet. These are a little different. They require a little more washing up and a few additional steps, but the difference between “oh, good…muffins” and “wow, you make great muffins” makes the small effort … [Read more...] about Orange Poppyseed Drizzle Muffins