Extra! Extra! Read all about it! I've just launched a new monthly e-mail newsletter, full of fresh, new ideas, tips, links and recipes. Each month will have a special focus, and for June it's all about canning, pickling and preserving. To sign up to receive the new monthly Runaway Spoon newletter, just add your e-mail address to the Subcribe to E-Mail newsletter box to … [Read more...] about New from The Runaway Spoon
Simple Moist Almond Cake
We are on the cusp of berry season, strawberries are just finishing up, but a few blueberries and blackberries are hitting the stands. We’ll get some raspberries around here, but not too many. And of course, there are the other fruits like peaches and plums just starting to make an appearance. All the hues from the fruit add so much color to the farmers market, coming out of … [Read more...] about Simple Moist Almond Cake
Baked Ricotta and Goat Cheese with Candied Tomatoes
If you are like me, you open magazines and cookbooks and admire the beautiful photography. The casually laid tables bursting with delicious dishes, the beautiful vessels holding each delicacy, simplicity and refinement, but with the decadence of good food. And you think - I can do that. I can casually invite a few friends round, act like it’s no big deal, then present an … [Read more...] about Baked Ricotta and Goat Cheese with Candied Tomatoes
Nasturtium Butter and Nasturtium Vinegar
I love edible flowers. They bring such color and whimsy to the table. I love them sprinkled on a good salad, and this year I even used honeysuckle to make a cordial. I usually plant a few marigolds for tossing with salads, and stick a few nasturtium seeds in the edge of the garden. This year I forgot to plant the nasturtiums, but as luck would have, the lovely blossoms are … [Read more...] about Nasturtium Butter and Nasturtium Vinegar
Orange Slice Candy Squares
My grandmother lived in a small town in Arkansas, the town where my father grew up. She died when I was six, so my memories of her are somewhat limited. But those I do have are vivid to me, though undoubtedly burnished through the patina of time. I particularly remember visiting her with my brother in early summers, when we had relatively free reign of the area around the … [Read more...] about Orange Slice Candy Squares
