Category Archives: Desserts

Coconut Cream Cupcakes

Coconut Cream Cupcakes

I’m in Florida this week for the wedding of an old and dear friend (she’s not old, but the friendship is). Given the fact that I’m in the sunshine state, my plan was to have a treasure trove of citrusy Floridian recipes in my back pocket to share throughout the week. However, if you’ve met… [click for recipe and more]

Shaker Meyer Lemon Pie

Shaker Meyer Lemon Pie

I have been wanting to make this pie forever. I’m not exaggerating – I think I saw this recipe at least four years ago and it’s crossed my mind more times than I can count since then. I’d see my mandoline, or a bin of big, gorgeous lemons at the grocery store, and think, “I… [click for recipe and more]

Creme Egg Cupcakes

Creme Egg Cupcakes

Cadbury egg recipes have been flying around the blogosphere this spring, and each time I see one, I have a little mantra I recite to myself as I frantically click the back button: “I will not make this. I will not make this.” Every day it’s gotten more and more difficult to click away, and… [click for recipe and more]

Lemon-Blueberry Cupcakes

Lemon-Blueberry Cupcakes

I complained a lot this winter about its appalling lack of wintry-ness. For every 70-degree January day, I probably spent several more whining about how seasonally inappropriate the beautiful weather was. It was probably annoying, so my apologies for that. I do like spring. I like the way winter creates a blank canvas for spring… [click for recipe and more]

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

I don’t make nearly enough cookies – I tend to get distracted by fussier desserts like tartlets and cupcakes. I forget that the humble chocolate chip cookie can easily measure up against its fancier cousins, and sometimes even surpass them. Okay, I’m lying. That’s not the real reason I don’t make cookies. The real reason… [click for recipe and more]