Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Recipe : summer baking under the redwoods {apricot crostata}


It's finally summer stone fruit season again! And sun ripened nectarines, apricots, peaches, plums, pluots and/or cherries make the best topping for a summer fruit crostata, my favorite impromptu dessert of late.

I discovered this quick & easy crust recipe last summer {via Elizabeth Minchilli } and it's become the baking staple around here ever since, especially while traveling - e.g. there was a sweet cherry ricotta crostata in Umbria and Indian Summer fig & plum crostate in Anderson Valley. This time we were at the Russian River with a basket of California grown apricots …

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Sunday picnic & galette des rois with a view {Epiphany Day 2014}

Galette des Rois from Patisserie Philippe

Celebrating Epiphany Day on an unseasonable warm Sunday. Three galettes des rois were the highlight of the rustic picnic on Treasure Island, with amazing views of the San Francisco skyline across the bay.

Galette des Rois picnic

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Recipe : a simple goat cheese {cheese}cake

goat cheese cheesecake recipe. dinners with friends
dinners with friends 
I made this goat cheese cake {or is it goat cheese cheesecake?} for Frank's birthday picnic in Marshall last week - and promised to share the recipe ...

Friday, March 16, 2012

Recipe: Apple Galette a la South Park Cafe

South Park Cafe Apple Galette. dinners with friends blog
dinners with friends
The dessert selection at South Park Cafe in San Francisco changes with the daily menu, but usually there's an amazing tart or galette on the list - often times paired with house made ice cream.
Chef-owner Ward Little let me peek into the kitchen while he was preparing the other night's apple galette and shared the recipe ...

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Recipe : Frank's Alpine Apple Tarte

David Tanis Apple Tart
dinners with friends
A rainy day in a mountain chalet high up in the Swiss Alps, a bowl of crisp apples and a husband who loves to bake ...

Friday, April 29, 2011

dinners with friends: another birthday ...

the location.
julia & frank's kitchen, san francisco, california
the occasion.
a birthday gathering ...
the guests.
julian, erik p, jasmine, rob, shannon, diane, torryne, kelly, cheryl, ceacy, erik a, andy, monica, brett & olivia ...

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Kaffee & Kuchen at Sweetwater Springs ...

the location: 
michael's barn, guerneville, california
the occasion: 
a afternoon visit
the cake:
raspberry marzipane tart from the bovine bakery in petaluma

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Recipe : Eika's Almond Tart

Eika made this beautiful tart for Chloe's birthday dinner last month and was kind enough to share the recipe. I cannot wait to try it myself (update: I did in the meantime, see some making of picks below)

Follow along on Instagram ...

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