We’re not talking landscaping here! One valuable lesson I learned at Big Summer Potluck was that cocktails do not have to be sickeningly sweet. In fact, they really need some sourness to balance them out. (We’re all about balance here, right?) Brian Samuels demonstrated a Strawberry Rhubarb Shrub he made and we all had the … [Read more…]
Summer is for stone fruits. While I love double-crust pies in the Fall and Winter months, summer calls for simplicity. Something a little less heavy that lets the season’s fruits shine through. Summer is the season of galettes. Galettes are basically free-form pies. You start with a pie or tart crust but instead of the … [Read more…]
When you think of pickles, you probably envision spears or slices, sweet little gherkins or spicy chips, but almost always cucumber. Did you know there is a world of possibilities just waiting for you to explore outside of the humble little cuke? Were you aware that other fruits can be pickled, too? Well, now you … [Read more…]
Monday, Monday… Never the same without a muffin in hand and a coffee in the other! This week, An of Baker Street chose Martha Stewart’s Chunky Apple Muffins as our starting point. I love apples, but I have an overabundance of peaches right now–thanks to one of my co-workers, who has some peach trees producing … [Read more…]
Summer is the season of berries to some, and that’s fine and well. I love strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries as much as the next person. But let’s not forget the other summer fruit stars–the stone fruits. Stone fruits are those with pits in the middle. Most people are acquainted with peaches, quite possibly the most … [Read more…]