Honey Caramel Panna Cotta
Caramelized milk and cultured dairy pain with honey and berries for this very special panna cotta.
Speculaas Oatmeal Bake
Let’s face it, Oatmeal Bakes are just better tasting than “overnight oatmeal.” I’ve never liked the snotty texture of those concoctions, no matter how popular they may be. To appeal…
Thread and Stitch Choices for English Paper Piecing
Everybody who takes up English Paper Piecing – a form of quiltmaking that involves sewing small pieces of fabric that have been basted to tiny papers into geometric patterns –…
Sun and Ice
As February says good-bye, the freeze-thaw cycles of early spring really get started. Sunny days and cold nights help break open acorns, as well as a phalanx of black walnuts…
Voisilmäpulla – Finnish Butter Eye Buns
These little Voisilmäpulla – or Finnish Butter Eye Buns – are a favorite at my house. Redolent with cardamom and vanilla, these sweet pillows of dough have a sweet crunch….
Fool’s Spring
There is a joke that Michigan has eleven stages of “spring.” The first hints of sunlight and warm breeze that comes in February is widely acknowledged to be Mother Nature…