Sweet Recipes

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Sweet Recipes, Winter

Without familiar creature comforts we would be lost souls, bobbing in a sea of solitude [...]

Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Blood Oranges, Sea Salt

Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Blood Oranges, Sea Salt

Sweet Recipes, Winter

I stroll home from the market with a pair of zaftig bags encumbering my weary [...]

Upside-Down Cranberry Pear Gooey Cake with Orange, Maple Whipped Cream

Upside-Down Cranberry Pear Gooey Cake with Orange, Maple Whipped Cream

Autumn, Sweet Recipes

This year my family will spend our holiday at my maternal-grandmother’s home.  Her once proprietary [...]

Ice Pops, Two Ways: Cantaloupe Basil and Grapefruit Lychee

Ice Pops, Two Ways: Cantaloupe Basil and Grapefruit Lychee

Summer, Sweet Recipes

This Northeastern summer has been punctuated by oppressive heat, tingling humidity and mouth-eviscerating thirst. I’ve [...]

Figs with Blue Cheese and Quick Plum Preserves

Figs with Blue Cheese and Quick Plum Preserves

Summer, Sweet Recipes

As a person with a heightened sense of smell and potent olfactory-driven memories, odors often [...]

Rose Marshmallows

Rose Marshmallows

Sweet Recipes, Winter

  Fluffy and soft, the sweet flesh of a homemade marshmallow gently billows under light [...]

Masala Chai

Masala Chai

Sweet Recipes, Winter

  Chai has been my most beloved hot drink since college. My best friend and [...]

Persimmon Tart

Persimmon Tart

Autumn, Sweet Recipes

  The persimmon is a beautiful fruit: a vibrant, glowing coral-hued orb, smooth and shiny [...]

Cider Caramel Lollipops

Cider Caramel Lollipops

Autumn, Sweet Recipes

I ritually reserve candy-making for the holiday season. Even though we don’t celebrate Christmas, candy [...]