Toasted Almond Toffee

Last Christmas I made toffee for the first time and it was a big hit. I knew as soon as I tried it I’d end up making it every year. I’ve already made two batches this week, and yesterday I made some caramels too. I’m sure I’ll end up making some Christmas cookies too, but [...]

My favorite chocolate cake

This is the perfect chocolate cake. It’s moist and dense and not too rich or too sweet. There are no gimmicks involved. It’s just chocolate cake. It’s called Chocolate Dump-it Cake, a name which refers to how non-fussy the recipe is. There is no beating, creaming, or folding involved. Everything is just quickly whisked together [...]

Cowboy Cookies

A few years ago my old roommate Leslie went camping in Ithaca and ate at the Moosewood Restaurant. She brought me back a copy of the Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts. There are quite a few recipes in there that have become old standbys that people ask me to make again and again. I’ve made [...]