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Berry season is short and glorious. For a few weeks the blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cherries are all so good that the hardest part is deciding what to bake first. I love a berry dessert because the fruit does all of the work for us A little sugar, a little heat, maybe a buttery crumble on top, and we ve got something that tastes like the best part of summer. These are my favorite…
This Berry Chantilly Cake is soft, swoopy, raspberry-studded, and dressed for a party. Honestly, she’s doing the most, but in the most charming and tender possible way. I’ve decided birthdays should come with a mulligan at least in terms of the cake. A few months after turning 45 and, seeing as I was also about six weeks postpartum, I’d like to respectfully redo my birthday cake for the year from…
My Best Lemon Desserts for Summer Okay, if you only make one lemon dessert this summer, make a classic lemon bar. Buttery shortbread, a thick and tart lemon layer, done. It s easy, you can make it ahead, and it feeds a crowd. But lemon doesn t stop at bars, and I ve got a favorite in every direction: cakes, pies, puddings, and no-bake. Here s the thing about lemon. It tastes like summer in a bowl.…
Somewhere around mid-June, I start side-eyeing my oven like it owes me something. It s hot. The days are long. And there are approximately one hundred things I d rather do than stand in front of a 350 degree situation waiting for a cake to set. This is where no-bake desserts come in, and friends, they are not a consolation prize. A great no-bake summer dessert is one of the most satisfying things…
Friends, hi! I m back! Welcome back to The Bakehouse Almanac, our monthly ritual that s part vibe check, part note taped to the fridge. Consider it a mug of coffee slid across the counter, from me to you. It s a mix of good intentions, short lists, and whatever s actually on my mind this month. This is a shared table situation, not a monologue — so as always, chime in! Tell me how July feels where…
Friends, it s time and we are suspiciously on time for this year s Summer Bucket List! My timeliness likely has everything to do with the fact that I m writing this in the very wee hours of the morning. I m up out of habit from the last 12 weeks postpartum, but here s the thing: my baby seems to be sleeping through the night!? What is this!? What is this gift of quiet and dark and time: all-mine…
There is a very short window every year when strawberries are so good you almost don t want to do anything but eat them over the sink fresh from the colander. And then, standing there thinking, I can’t help but think about swoopy hipped cream in strawberry shortcake, and the way baked strawberries taste with a buttery oat crumble in a strawberry pie. Friends, strawberry desserts are one of summer…
The best snickerdoodle recipe, upgraded! Dough balls rolled in buttery cinnamon streusel AND cinnamon sugar for crackly, bakery-tall cookies. Make them once, love them always trust me on this one! Friends, hi! After nearly two decades of putting recipes on this site, I ve made a lot of cookies. A lot of cookies. And yet somehow, the snickerdoodle has always slipped through the cracks (aside from…
Friends, hi! I had the very best of intentions to write you a May Almanac, but my six week old baby had other plans. Honestly, I was a fool to think I could pull it off and little baby John certainly got (and always gets) the last laugh. June’s Almanac comes to you by way of my dear friend Timothy Pakron. Timmy is the incredible gardener, photographer, and recipe developer behind Mississippi Vegan…
Friends, hi! I didn’t think I’d have anything wise to say about motherhood by my first Mother’s Day, and six weeks in, that expectation holds true. In one hand, I’m holding the cup of coffee I’ll never quite manage to drink while it’s hot ever again. In the other, the memory of the last few Mother’s Days I spent privately wanting this *gestures broadly at baby swaddled in bassinet, stained nursing…