My grandma kept a dented metal mixing bowl on the counter that smelled faintly of lemon and cinnamon — that bowl practically hosted every Sunday morning when I […]
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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Caramel
Every fall my kitchen smelled like a warm hug — my grandmother stirred a pot of caramel on the stove while I hovered with a wooden spoon like […]
Dessert
Levain-Style PB Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love a recipe that plays like a kitchen secret: you walk in, toss together a few ordinary things—butter, sugar, peanut butter, chocolate—and out come cookies so tall […]
Dessert
White Chocolate Peppermint Puppy Chow
Okay, full disclosure: I once tried to make this for a holiday party and accidentally crushed half the candy canes in a blender that thought it was a […]
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Brown Sugar Caramel Cake
I still picture my grandmother’s tiny kitchen every time I make this cake — sunlight through the curtains, a radio quietly crooning, and the house filling with the […]
Dessert
Cherry Almond Danish
I laughed the first time I tried to make a Danish because my kitchen looked like a pastry war zone: flour on the counter, a rogue puff pastry […]
Dessert
Mixed Berry Cobbler
Think of this as my little kitchen confession: I stumbled on this cobbler while trying to impress my in-laws and instead of impressing them, I learned a trick […]
Dessert
Classic Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée (With Crackly Top!)
I promise I didn’t mean to become the person who brags about perfectly torched sugar at every dinner party, but here we are — and the truth is, […]
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Brown Butter Vanilla Cheesecake
Chef’s Secret: I’ll admit it — I learned this trick in a cramped restaurant kitchen at 2 a.m. when the pastry chef slid a ramekin of browned butter […]
Dessert
Raspberry Coconut Cake
I’m going to let you in on a little kitchen secret: if you crave a dessert that smells like summer and feels like a cozy hug, this Raspberry […]