The taste of this pudding takes me back to childhood desserts, and me eager with spoon in hand. Back then, we made the pudding from a box. I wanted to try an upgrade for the Market Dinner version. The key to making it really deep and butterscotch-y is to let the brown sugar cook and [...]
Fruit desserts are my favorite kind. I prefer the kind that let the fruit’s natural deliciousness shine through. This recipe fits the bill and is beautifully simple. The strawberries are intoxicatingly delicious this time of year so I wanted to create a dessert to highlight that. I have other recipes on this blog that are [...]
When a good wine meets the right dish, beautiful music happens and both are made better. Making that beautiful relationship happen gives me great satisfaction. I recently created a wine pairing dinner for one of Fred Scherrer’s wine club members and a number of their friends. It was a menu that I created for a [...]
The peaches have been so sweet and juicy this year and I can’t seem to get enough of them. There aren’t really words to describe a perfectly ripe peach and the ones that we bought here are knee-weakening. I whipped up this very simple crisp that allows the sweetness of the peaches to shine through. [...]
I had dinner guests coming over who couldn’t have dairy or wheat, so I wanted to make a simple dessert that steered clear of them both and tasted great. This cookie fit the bill beautifully and came together so quickly. The lemon lightens the density of the heavy coconut and gives them a little springtime [...]
“Soon we will all be allowed out again with regularity, to stretch our legs after the long, cramped ride that is winter here.” -Margaret Roach, and I shall have some peace there I am reading this beautiful book about a woman who leaves her successful New York career in publishing to find a quiet, authentic [...]
This recipe came from Kerry’s Grandmother’s huge collection of recipes. She is now 97, and not baking much anymore, so I made this in her honor. I am working through my 20 pound garden zucchini, so am looking for creative ways to incorporate the shredded squash. It gives this cake a very moist texture, without [...]
I am nuts for figs and blue cheese. This dish was inspired by that combination and I meant it to be a sweet/savory dessert, sort of like a classic cheese and fruit plate in phyllo dough. It would also be perfect as an appetizer, served in small slices, with a handful of good salad greens [...]
I've recently moved my life from Brooklyn, New York to Sonoma County, California to pursue a life in food and wine. I am now the executive chef at [big bottom market] and this blog chronicles my adventures out here in wine country.
