Posts tagged "fig"
Clippings: September 15, 2011

Clippings: September 15, 2011

The internet is a great source for all things foodie, and we’re constantly bookmarking, starring, and emailing intriguing recipes, food porn, and inspiration. Here’s a selection of clippings we think are worth checking out. I know I’m not one for kid-friendly cakes, but something about this root beer bundt cake makes me very happy. Feeling...
Chocolate-Fig Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate-Fig Oatmeal Bars

A good bar cookie can sometimes run circles around a regular old cookie, especially if you’re like me and enjoy thick, soft cookie middles. A pan of bar cookies can be looked upon as a pan of cookie middles for the most part. The edges, of course, get that crisp edge of a regular cookie,...
Today's Special: July 13, 2011

Today’s Special: July 13, 2011

Today’s Special: Crostini Do you remember how in the 90s everyone always wanted to order bruschetta as an appetizer? I think “crostini” are the new bruschetta despite the fact that you could argue they are the same thing: toasted bread with tasty toppings. Bon Appetit recently dedicated a whole article to crostini variations, and I...
Post-Christmas Christmas Baking Post

Post-Christmas Christmas Baking Post

It turns out I did do some baking during the merriest time of the year.  Some fancy-pants palmiers. Pastries have never beckoned me to eat or to bake.  But after Mr. Gordon Ramsay made some on the latest season of The F-Word that aired in Canada, they looked too easy and tasty to pass up....