Monthly archive March, 2009

Sugar Hearts Salt

Salt. So simple, so perfect, it completes nearly everything. Since Fleur de Sel became one of my kitchen staples, the “everything” has expanded to things I never would have imagined finishing with a pinch or two of salt. Fleur de Sel, translated from French to “Flower of Salt”, is a delicate, moist, pretty, French sea...

I baked with Dorie.

It’s clear that I like to make cookies.  It’s clear that I like to make cookies for others.  But, when it comes to cookie recipes, I’m rarely surprised.  A cookie is a cookie is a cookie.  Butter, sugar, flour, salt, eggs. I have a number of recipes that I gravitate toward, but only one go-to...

Fairweather Fairy Dust

Tropical heat is a magic ingredient. Temperature, humidity, and sunshine combine to form a fairy dust that touches flowering vegetation in regions of the world lucky enough to hover on central latitudes.  I left a world of standard apple-banana-orange colours to fall head over heels in one full of rich hues, aromatic flavours, and addictive...