I love New York style coffeecake. For years I have had in mind the perfect New York style coffeecake, and I have tried many recipes in my search to produce that coffeecake. What I have in mind is a 1:1 ratio of cake to topping, a coffeecake that is delicious at room temperature, one that […]
Absurdly Addictive Asparagus
I belong to a cookbook club, and we meet every month to feed each other some spectacular food and their recipes. Sometimes the meetings follow a theme like “Your Mom’s Best Recipe” or “Picnic Food“. Sometimes the meetings are from a particular cookbook, chef, location or focus ingredient. Usually I have it covered–this month, I […]
Polly’s Mac n’ Cheese
Polly’s Mac n’ Cheese (YEP, I’m claiming it) I’ve been promising to post this recipe forever, but I have held off because it’s impossible (for me anyway) to get a good picture of Mac n’ Cheese. The issue is partly Mac n’ Cheese’s fault, right? It’s just not photogenic; it’s flat, it’s monotone (just white […]
Blueberry Upside-Down Coffee Cake
Just a reminder, there’s no coffee in coffee cake. Coffee cake is cake to be eaten with a perfect cup of coffee. And that, my friends, is what a weekend quarantine breakfast is all about. Throw in a good book or a good companion and you’re in heaven. I’ve been making this cake for decades, […]