I used to make this cake all the time because it is so simple to put together but is so luscious. I think the original recipe is from a Mollie Katzen Moosewood book, but I have it scrawled in one of my many recipe keeping notebooks. I used to serve it with raspberry coulis when that was in vogue, or with chocolate sauce. That’s kind of the great thing about this cake. It is so … [Read more...] about Ricotta Cake with Blackberry Limoncello Compote
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Blackberry Sage Skillet Cake
Fruit and herbs are a wonderful combination. I’ve made Peaches Poached in Basil, a Blueberry Basil Compote, even a Strawberry Mint Vinaigrette. Blackberries and sage a re a lovely pairing, the berries are sweet and the sage woodsy, but together they sing. Sage isn’t generally associated with sweet recipe, but it should be for the lovely herbaceous tone it adds. I’ve added … [Read more...] about Blackberry Sage Skillet Cake
Goat Cheese Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup
This is recipe truly born of over eagerness at the farmers market. In the early months of summer I find that my eyes are definitely bigger than my stomach, my desire for all that produce greater than time reasonably allows. I buy in vast quantities – I want everything and lots of it. I put quite a few things by, test and experiment with recipes, prepare meals for myself and … [Read more...] about Goat Cheese Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup
Blackberry Sugar Pie
If you scroll through the Sweets section on The Runaway Spoon, you may notice a host of very simple pie recipes. Because I think pie is a perfect dessert, for the cook and the consumer. The variety of wonderful things that can be packed into a pie crust is extraordinary. And with little effort, you have a comforting treat that is sure to please. Once you master a simple pie … [Read more...] about Blackberry Sugar Pie
