Spiced Sweet Potato Blancmange
Not everyone wants a heavy dessert after a rich holiday meal. I give blancmange (a light, spiced almond milk-based dessert) a holiday makeover. My version is silky-smooth, and flavored with a delicate mix of wintry spices and earthy sweet potatoes.
Flowchart of Food Pigments
Remember that time when I spent seven weeks obsessing over the colors of food? Well, this Wednesday (March 7th) I’m teaching a class all about pigments in food. If you’re in New York you can come! You can sign up at my class listing through skillshare. I will make you tea, talk animatedly about pretty...
Build a Gingerbread Brownstone
I've gone and made a pretty little gingerbread house in the style of the brownstones in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. And just because it's the holidays, I'll share my tips for making your own gingerbread creations.
Gingerbread House Basics
This gingerbread is hard as a rock, and the frosting sets up like cement. Just what you want if you plan to make a gingerbread house. This post has my favorite recipes for construction gingerbread, royal icing and poured sugar.
Pumpkin Ginger Smoothie (made with pumpkin scrapings)
Do you throw out the stringy pulp scraped from the center of your pumpkin? Turns out you're throwing away the sweetest, most flavorful part. I salvage some pumpkiny goodness from pumpkin scrapings and turn it into a sweet smoothie.
Creepy Coconut Kiwi Panna Cotta
Add a little edible gore to your Halloween. Underneath its creepy presentation, this is a respectable dessert: toasty coconut panna cotta, fresh kiwi and raspberry coulis.
Popcorn pop-up cards
Make your own microwave popcorn bags! I've used my secret origami skills to design a pretty little card that you can fill with popcorn kernels and pop up in the microwave. These little guys are cute enough to give as gifts and practical enough to use for everyday snacking.
Roasted Red Plum & Thyme Jam
Preserving is a fundamental, old-school way to keep a thrifty kitchen. Buy fruits and vegetables in peak season, and they will be cheaper and tastier. Can some of this goodness, and you can relive the tastes of summer when things like fresh plums are a distant memory. This jam uses pretty roasted red plums along...
3 Simple Tangy Creamy Popsicles
The best way I know to beat the heat is with lots of frozen treats. I've thrown together three creamy and tangy popsicle recipes with flavor combinations that might just knock your socks off: Mango lassi, Grapefruit Buttermilk and Key Lime Pie. (Also, probably the easiest recipes I've ever written.)
Luminous Watermelon Salad
For my ultraviolet recipe I've created a refreshing, chilled summer salad that is visually striking in daylight and in ultraviolet light. Mint oil and a tart tonic granita compliment perfect little cubes of cucumber and watermelon. A memorable first course, in any light.
Ultraviolet Foods
Most foods are pretty dull under ultraviolet light. But a few are brilliant (literally). I've gathered up a handful of ingredients and pointers for the next time you want to cook up something that glows.
Lavender Blueberry Semifreddo
We’re right smack dab in the middle of blueberry season. And though they look blue when you pick them, a few minutes of simmering turns those blueberries unmistakeably purple. I love using fragrant lavender as a seasoning (also in season now), but enough lavender to color this dish would have made it inedible. Luckily for...
