So the weather has cooled and autumn is well underway. The lake out front has chilled and dramatically quieted down with just a sprinkling of boaters trying to squeak out the last remaining days of limited warmth. This time of year marks the beginning of baking season and comfort food to many. One of the [...]
Here is a dessert that I posted back in the cold and dreary month of March 2013 when I first launched Mitts and Measures. I strongly feel it warrants a new reminder post now that we're in the heat of summer. As I said the first time..."If I could only have one dessert for the [...]
The first time I made and tasted this chocolate tart recipe from Simon Hopkinson, the famed British chef and celebrated cookbook author, I almost couldn't believe what I was experiencing. I certainly don't want to offend anybody but I'll say...it was almost like having a religious experience. Really. Not being a particularly huge chocolate fan (As [...]
As I was rummaging through my freezer the other day, I noticed these cherries staring me right in the face. My beautiful tart Door County cherries that I had thrown in there last July with all good intentions. I'm not sure what happened but... A whole winter had gone by. How had I not followed [...]
