In early October, a friend sent me the recipe for the beet-labneh dip served at Washington D.C.'s Maydan. One look at the photo had me searching all over town for labneh, which I found at Honest Weight, then roasting the boodle of beets that had just arrived in my CSA. About an hour later, when the ...
Maydan’s Beet-Labneh Dip
Overnight Brioche Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Someone messaged me on Instagram telling me she had used the brioche recipe from Bread Toast Crumbs to make cinnamon rolls. Inspired by this Washington Post article, she also assembled the pans of rolls the night before and baked them in the morning. It worked like a charm, and I had to try ...
9 Favorite Oil-Based Cakes | The Case for Making Cakes with Oil (As Opposed to Butter)
In early December, I taught a holiday baking class at the Vischer Ferry General Store. We made three recipes and baked each in mini loaf pans, perfect for holiday gifting. Each of the three cakes — orange-ricotta pound cake, pumpkin bread, and coffee cake (more on this soon) — was whisked together ...
15 Savory Homemade Treats to Gift All Season
Down to the wire, Friends. Fortunately, there's still time to give the gift of something homemade. Cookies, truffles, fudge—you can never have too many sweet treats around this time of year. BUT! I don't know a single person who wouldn't rejoice over receiving a homemade savory gift. This ...
One-Bowl, Orange-Ricotta Pound Cake
Just before Thanksgiving, I decided to make one of my favorite cakes, Giada De Laurentiis's orange-ricotta pound cake, substituting oil for the butter. It worked beautifully and best of all, the cake materialized in one bowl very quickly. This made me wonder which other cakes made with butter ...