Dessert Posts
Lemony-Glazed Cream Cheese Cookies
In our house, we make these cookies around Christmas, but they’re great year round. They’re soft and sweet—and slightly tangy. This recipe is a family heirloom. (I actually called my mother to ask for permission to share it with you. No joke.) You’ll need a standard cookie press to make them. If you don’t have [...]
Coconut Cake for Old Man Richard
The first time I made this cake, we were up visiting an old friend who rents a cottage every summer up in Gloucester, Mass. We spent the greater part of the evening out on the deck, catching up and listening to the waves wash up on the rocks. The drinks were cold. The dogs were [...]
Buttery Greek Apple Tart
Fall is coming. Boston’s been on the cold side. The stores are starting to fill up with back-to-school supplies. This means one thing to me: Apple-picking season is on its way. And I couldn’t be happier. I have a handful of apple recipes I love. Here’s one of my favorites. It’s amazingly simple to make—and [...]
Drunken Chocolate Pound Cake
Boston has been cold and rainy the last few days, and it’s making me want to bake. Here’s one of my favorite pound cakes. It’s ridiculously rich and bourbon-y. A note on the coffee and booze in the recipe: It doesn’t matter what kind you use, but it should be something you wouldn’t mind drinking. [...]
Kourambiedes (Or, Perfect Greek Butter Cookies)
Kourambiedes (pronounced koor-ah-bee-eds) are those little Greek butter cookies that are usually shaped like a moon or a half-moon and are covered in powdered sugar. They’re buttery and melty and perfectly crumbly (and second only to baklava for messy cookies to eat). They’re one of my favorite cookies of all time. They usually show up [...]
Duckie’s Rice Pudding
Duckie was my grandmother, and this is her rice pudding recipe. I use whole milk to make it, because that’s the way she did it. A quick note on equipment. You’ll want an actual double boiler to make this. I’ve had disastrous results improvising one with a stainless steel bowl over a pot of simmering [...]
Blueberry Buckle
This is the blueberry buckle I grew up on. According to Epicurious.com, a buckle is a cake where the batter rises above the fruit, “buckling it” while it cooks. It’s a really quick and simple cake to make. A note on fruit If you use whole, fresh blueberries, you’ll get a nice white cake studded [...]
