From the category archives:

breakfast and brunch

Mozzarella in Carrozza

December 1, 2010

For food lovers, Hanukkah is an eight-day period in which to justify that guilty pleasure, deep-fried food. Latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts) might be the most traditional Hanukkah fare, but they are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to things improved by a hot oil bath. The reason we eat fried foods on [...]

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Chocolate Raspberry Muffins

August 6, 2010

Yes, I love chocolate. Just as much as the next person. I used to be the type that couldn’t resist a chocolate dessert. If chocolate cake/mousse/torte/souffle was on the menu, I’d kiss all else goodbye, turning my back on rhubarb crisp and panna cotta without a second thought. These days — especially these hot summer [...]

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Pear Muffins with Pecan Streusel

June 7, 2010

Faced with the choice of a bells-and-whistles breakfast or more sleep, I’ll take the former, any day. (See “under-eye bags.”) On work days, I opt for something simple: eggs and toast, yogurt and granola, perhaps some fresh berries and a sprinkle of sugar. I save the real fuss for the weekends. But some weekends, after [...]

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Cheesy Scones with Ramps

April 13, 2010

Here’s a little something about me: I work in healthcare. Food is my hobby, my one love, but it’s not, eh, my bread and butter. What actually pays the bills is doing research about healthcare reform. So you can imagine that with the passage of the new law, my professional life has jolted into high [...]

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Chocolate Babka

March 21, 2010

When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait for Saturday to come. I’d like to say I loved the break from homework and the chance to spend time outdoors, but really, it was just the Babka. Green’s Babka, specifically. The chocolate came in the blue wrapper; if you wanted cinnamon, you went for the green. [...]

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Maple Yogurt Pound Cake

March 5, 2010

I rarely make the same thing twice. If something truly blows me out of the water — as this did — I’ll make something like it again. Something like it, mind you; never identical. I like recipes, but I don’t really like following them. I’d rather just take an old idea and riff on it. [...]

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Raspberry Streusel Coffee Cake

February 10, 2010

So…yea. It’s been pretty snowy here, as you no doubt have heard. It’s not the kind of weather that makes you eager to jump off the couch and run to the grocery store. Fortunately, I subjected myself to supermarket hell before last weekend, when the first blizzard was on its way, and fortunately, I’m a [...]

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Caramelized Apple Crepes

February 7, 2010

As I write this, the view outside my window is largely white. It’s been snowing for 29 straight hours here in DC, and over 30 inches have piled up on the ground. The sky is blue for the first time in two days, and people are just starting to move about outside, however cautiously. But [...]