Summersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummersummer, tomAto, tomAto! COOOOOOOORN, COOOOOOORN. Haha. Maybe that was mean. (If you, like me, *unwillingly* watched and re-watched bizarre internet cartoons back in the early 2000s—but now look back on that time with fondness—and if not, then your current confusion makes me feel old and/or young.) But I kid. Anyway. Make some quiche! Quiche is […]
I am not sure how I got it in my head that I just had to make an onion tart…but suddenly, one day, it was all I could think about. This tart is amazingly delicious, a little like French onion soup with a crust. It’s got deep brown, caramelized onions, a small mountain of shredded […]
No joke. I was in the middle of making these amazing spanikopitas when my Greek next-door neighbor showed up with a plate full of baklava. Fate. Is. Delicious. I seriously can’t get enough of these babies. I have made them three times! I just can’t stop. I am trying to convince myself that spinach is […]
Dear High School Algebra, Thank you for introducing me to the number π. And thank you for letting me convert that number into a reason to eat dessert (as if I needed another excuse). Love, Melissa … That’s right! It’s 3/14 again, Pi(e) Day! I really struggled in trying to decide what kind of pie […]
Thanksgiving is over and now it’s Christmas season! Do you even know how much I look forward to what I informally think of as “cookie month”? Yet…for all the delights of Christmas cookies, sometimes it’s a little sad to say goodbye to pie week. So why not make your pies into cookies? Ease the transition […]
Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love the crisp, cool air, the leaves on the ground, and giving myself permission to eat heavier foods again. The week, CSA dumped a big pile of hard, green apples into my lap—perfect for making a fall dessert! Tarte tatin! This dessert is a little nerve-wracking […]
My husband loves rhubarb pie. When we first started dating, I had never even heard of rhubarb! I, being a quite sensible girl, had tried to endear myself to him by baking him brownies and cookies…and he rather matter-of-factly informed me that if I really wanted to impress him, I should make him a rhubarb […]
Happy Pie Day! If you’re scratching your head right now and wondering what Pie Day is, just drag yourself back to your high school algebra classes and think, “3.14.” I love any day whose chief celebration involves making dessert. This year for Pie Day, I bring you a simple treat that only takes about 20 […]
Chocolate and I have long been having a rather intense love affair. (Okay, maybe it’s a bit one-sided…) If you enjoy letting deep, dark chocolate melt in your mouth and slide seductively over your tongue, then this tart is going to blow your mind. It’s just chocolate, plain and simple! It’s like if you took […]