Pandowdy is part of the fruit crisp, cobbler, crumble, buckle world. And oh, what a wonderful world! Pandowdy or Pan Dowdy was originally made by New England settlers to make use of a bumper crop of apples and featured a crunchy cornmeal crust and maple syrup for sweetness. We turned to summertime blueberries and peaches,...
Mastering homemade frosting is time well spent. But there are times when time is not on your side. That’s when we channel our inner Ina Garten – store bought is fine – and turn to convenient products and make them our own – we even wrote a blog about it! This frosting is the perfect...
Our Strawberry Dark Balsamic is in great company with tangy goat cheese, fresh, juicy strawberries and tomatoes and bright basil. We love the simplicity of this quick appetizer. Pair it with a salad for a delicious lunch or light dinner.
Watermelon drizzled with simple syrup. Summertime simplicity. Pineapple, Mango and Passionfruit in our Tropical Vacay Green Tea make for a sublime simple syrup. We love it with fresh fruit, like these watermelon spheres, and it’s also excellent for cocktails and mocktails.
On Season 4 of our podcast Smidgen, Anne took on cooking questions, probs, conundrums and curiosities from customers. Longtime customer Connie posed a very important question about baking for a family member with Celiac, specifically: how does one make a gluten-free birthday cake? To get the answer, we talked with Kelly from Celiac Chicks, and...
This almond cake is a mainstay in our uber popular Jams & Jellies class. We serve this with one of Ashley Andermann’s jams from her tremendous Grinning Jupiter line of products. We love this delicate cake with its nice, moist crumb with raspberry preserves, but a compote, jam or fresh berries would be delicious. Adapted...
As soon as we saw these in Bon Appetit, we knew we had to make them ourselves! The sweet cream = coconut, the little hit of salt, the decorating possibilities – what’s not to love? We added to the cardamom essence by bringing in our British Cake Spice. The combo of warm spices work perfectly...
Margaritas are a fun cocktail, and what’s more fun than a cupcake? We love the fun factor of these light, fluffy and bright lime cupcakes, complete with a sprinkle of salt. They’re easy, too! We employ grocery-store frosting – remember, Ina Garten assures that “store bought is fine” – and add in a few tricks...
Springtime-fresh and adorable. That just might be the descriptor for all things related to Easter! And these little mini-loaves are worthy of the title. These perfectly-sized cakes (cake-lettes? is that allowed?) are simply packed with citrus from beginning to end. We pair up our Meyer Lemon Extra Virgin Olive Oil along with our Blood Orange...
Light as a cloud and filled with heavenly, floral cream, these little springtime nests will be the highlight of your brunch table. The lavender-infused cream makes for the perfect landing place for berries or Easter goodies. Picture perfect and delectable!