Apple Tarte Tatin
APPLE TARTE TATIN 1¾ cup flour 9 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon salt 4 to 5 tablespoons ice water 12 large Granny Smith apples (6 lbs.) 2 cups sugar 9 tablespoons butter Zest and juice of one lemon Preheat oven [...]
Toasting the Editor-in-Chief: Celebrating Karin’s birthday with an elderflower, orange and passion fruit cake
By: Ingrid Webb Last weekend we gathered to celebrate Karin's birthday as a family with a fish taco feast prepared by her children. We are visiting for the holidays, so I offered to bake a cake, which has quickly become [...]
Kuchen by Another Name: Quarktorte
by Katrin Hakenesch Quarktorte I love all kinds of cakes and this one is one of my favorites. Quarktorte is not exactly a cake (Kuchen), it's rather a "fancy cake", a little special. My husband told Karin about [...]
Irma’s Greatest Hits: Plum Streusel Cake
Plum Streusel Cake My mother, Irma, was a great cook. She never used recipes and it was always a challenge to document what was going on in her kitchen. I had pencil, paper and measuring cups handy and [...]
Gloria’s Fantastic Banana Bread
Gloria's Fantastic Banana Bread I have been making banana bread for at least 40 years. And I always thought my banana bread was pretty good. Guess what? I have found one that is far superior! My neighbor Gloria, [...]
All Roads Lead to Chocolate
The best idea ever!!! Last night we had dinner in a local touristy restaurant near the Pantheon, we experienced this complimentary dessert offering at our restaurant. They simply bring this large wooden chopping block to your table with a gigantic [...]
Homemade Baklava – Not as complicated as you thought!
From the "Dinner in Athens" chapter of Cook the Part : Next weekend we are planning to cook the "Dinner in Athens" chapter of my book with some of our biotech friends. In preparation for that event, I am making [...]