Posted by: Dawn on: August 5, 2012
This week, we are having what Seattle calls a “heat wave,” but what the rest of the country calls “August.” It’s sunny and well above my personal maximum of 80 (yesterday the mercury peaked at 90 degrees), which means that it’s hot enough to leave me drenched in sweat if I so much as leave [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: July 7, 2012
What is Harmonie, you ask? It’s essentially a giant pistachio macaron with a pile of fresh berries on top. Which is just as delicious as you think it would be. Preparing this was simple enough, especially since I feel like I’ve got the macaron prep down pat at this point. I was briefly worried that [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: July 3, 2012
Until I typed up the recipe for this one, I had absolutely no idea what it was. For some reason, when I saw “Gourmet Delights” my brain went to “Turkish delight” and I was expecting to make some sort of Chuckles-like candy. (Do they even make Chuckles anymore? I’m guessing no, since I can’t recall [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: May 28, 2012
This recipe was a nice change, and worked out perfectly for the season. It’s essentially a fruit salad with a tropical twist (containing pineapple, mango, and papaya in addition to oranges, grapefruit and strawberries) that gets tossed with a bit of basil and a citrus-basil syrup. Assembling this was incredibly easy – a simple syrup [...]
Posted by: Dawn on: May 6, 2012
It’s spring, which means that strawberries are starting to look awesome and, even better, be on sale. Which made it a perfect week to put together this cake, who’s name loosely translates into “Strawberry Thing.” A more apt description would be “strawberry shortcake… on steroids.” There’s no flavorless sponge cake or scone here. The top [...]