This post has been a long time in the making. For one thing, I had intended to make a mimosa-inspired coffeecake for New Year’s Day this past holiday season, but as is the case with many people (or so I suspect), I was overly ambitious in estimating what I’d have time/energy to do and ended up having to ignore half of my holiday to-do list. C’est la vie. Secondly, I’d been meaning to take the ...
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Tart Cherry Cream Cheese Muffins
O tart cherries, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. In pie, in muffins, in coffee cake…okay, you get the idea. ...
Cherry Cornmeal Buckle
I usually try not to post two dessert/dessert-like recipes in a row, BUT I decided it just wasn’t fair to deprive you of this amazeballs cherry cornmeal buckle ANY longer than absolutely necessary. Plus, cherry season doesn’t last forever, so you gotta snap them up while you can! Carpe diem, right? Well actually, more like carpe fructum (“seize the fruit”), but let’s not get technical. ...
Orange Ricotta Poppy Seed Coffee Cake
This weekend, I made my own cheese for the first time! Making homemade ricotta has been something I’ve wanted to try for a while now, but I always remained a bit skeptical – would it turn out with a normal consistency, or would I be left with a mess of lumpy, sour sludge, and even if it did turn out properly, would I be able to eat it all before it went bad? Luckily, this month’s Cheese Please! ...