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A Dispatch Before August Ends 23 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
Driving down the Pacifica coast on a summer weekend Hello again. It’s been a while – oops! Every time I finish a post now I feel this huge sense of relief and accomplishment, and I think that now I ...
A New Professional Pastry Program at the SF Cooking School 7 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm
The San Francisco Cooking School – a new opportunity to learn from some of the city’s best culinary talents. All photos in this post courtesy of SFCS. When I get asked about going to pastry schoo...
Summer Olallieberry Cheesecake For Mom 24 Jul 2013 | 10:02 pm
Hello! It’s been a little hectic around here with a six month old who has decided she’s really into solid food (maybe you could tell from the photos in the last post that this baby really enjoys eatin...
Six Months 15 Jul 2013 | 10:25 pm
Fair warning: this post is not about food. If you’re not into reading about another mom gushing over her baby, I promise my next post is dessert-related. However, I’ve been lucky enough to share some ...
{SF}TCHO Milk Chocolate Chip Brown Butter Cookies 3 Jul 2013 | 02:21 am
Ok! Recipe post, finally. I’ve been trying to get this up for a while! A TCHO chocolate-dipped ice cream cone last weekend gave me the final push to get these photos processed and up. I recently got a...
{SF} Baker + Banker: Dessert All Day Long 29 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
For those of you waiting for a recipe post, don’t worry – I have one coming up on Monday! There’s no lack of fantastic restaurants and bakeries in San Francisco, but Baker + Banker stands out as a fa...
{SF} Sweet Alchemy: Michael Recchiuti’s Chocolate Lab 17 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
A dessert cafe is probably the last place you would expect to see an Erlenmeyer flask, but it’s quite apropos at Michael Recchiuti’s Chocolate Lab. Recchiuti has already cemented his place as one of S...
{SF} Sweet Alchemy: Michael Recchiuti’s Chocolate Lab 17 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
A dessert cafe is probably the last place you would expect to see an Erlenmeyer flask, but it’s quite apropos at Michael Recchiuti’s Chocolate Lab. Recchiuti has already cemented his place as one of S...
{Giveaway}:Lazy Summer, Iced Tea and Peach Almond Cake 12 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
With summer’s imminent (and seemingly early) arrival, I’m looking forward to festivals, fireworks, or just long, dreamy weekend afternoons. Now that baby Isabelle is getting older and more fun, I’m e...
Sweet on Short Notice: Strawberry Tarragon Fools 4 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
Hey, how is it June and almost the middle of the year? Funny how having a baby completely skews your sense of time (i.e., how do entire months pass by without my realizing? I am staring at a not-so-ti...